The myth of mind body separation
We think of our body as a brain that operates a machine of flesh & bones. Our mind distinctively separated from our bodies. It's why we think we can start living in the meta-verse.
But we don't have a body. We are a body!
All our consciousness is the result of our body interacting with the world and other people. Separating the 2, even in theory, makes no sense.
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As everyone is dreaming about the metaverse, we have to remember our consciousness is not a brain process that happens in out brains, but a full experience with our bodies. This has some big insights on learning.
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