Post by shengtaotang on Jul 18, 2016 2:36:34 GMT
1.Virtual simulation theory of consciousness has that reality can be simulated. The world in which we live in is not as we think or observe to be. The theory has that the minds of human beings see and interprets the surrounding environment they live in and forms perceptions and illusions of what they may believe the reality to be. According to Diem-Lane and Lane (109), our minds simulate the environment in which we live.
The concept is clearly demonstrated in the film the Disneyland of consciousness, where the reader and his friend have different perceptions. The reader believed Johnny Depp was hanging from the ceiling making an eye contact while his friend believed Johnny Depp’s head was inside a crystal globe. Consciousness is an imaginary virtual simulator and its completeness, and insular work has a natural tendency to accept as true its perceptions as a result of exteriority to itself and not as a result of its interiority.
2.The brain tricks us by simulating the surrounding environment and creating awareness, which leads one to think and believe things as real when in reality it is not. It tricks human beings by enabling them to feel as real what they perceive. According to the film Consciousness as a Mobius Strip: Wittgenstein and the Unspeakable, the mind interprets the surrounding environment and creates illusions of what one will consider as the exact reality.
The brain tricks us for the benefit of our genetic survival; the illusions and perceptions have been able to benefit human beings. According to Diem-Lane and Lane (119), the brain tricks as led to the progression of humankind as a species as well as benefiting them in their genetic survival. The brain does this by simulating almost all conceivable scenarios and bringing out the best scenario. In some situations, the brain’s predictions may not be as accurate as it seems.
In conclusion, the virtual simulation theory has that the world in which we live is not as we see, perceive or think. Humankind interprets the surrounding environment and forms perceptions they believe to be real but may not be. The brain tricks us by enabling us to feel as real what we perceive. The brain tricks benefit our genetic survival; the illusions and perceptions have been able to benefit human beings.
Works Cited
Diem-Lane, Andrea. and Lane David. Is The Universe an App? Exploring the Physics of Awareness. Walnut, California: MSAC Philosophy Group. 2014. Print.
Neuralsurfer. “Consciousness as a Mobius Strip: Wittgenstein and the Unspeakable” retrieved 17 July, 2016 from www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg_9BidUaoE.
“The Disneyland of Consciousness: Exploring the Animatronic Image” retrieved 17 July, 2016 from www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LVz_t1EOso.