Consciousness vs Natural Instinct

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The discussion centers on the distinction between consciousness and unconsciousness, questioning whether consciousness is merely an illusion formed by electrical signals that shape our perception of reality. It raises the idea that if consciousness were to cease, life itself might also end, leading to the loss of fundamental instincts such as hunger, pain, happiness, and the drive to reproduce. The conversation also touches on the nature of sleep, highlighting that during sleep, individuals are not conscious but still exhibit movement and reactions, suggesting a complex relationship between consciousness and unconscious states.
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I am having trouble deciphering the difference between consciousness and and unconsciousness.
If Consciousness is an illusion created by electrical signals that project what we call reality, would this mean if it seased to exisit so would life?
and would we lose natural instincts such has hunger, pain, happyness, and the desire to reproduce in order survive?
 
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Brendan_086 said:
I am having trouble deciphering the difference between consciousness and and unconsciousness.
If Consciousness is an illusion created by electrical signals that project what we call reality, would this mean if it seased to exisit so would life?
and would we lose natural instincts such has hunger, pain, happyness, and the desire to reproduce in order survive?
I don't know. Let me sleep on it.
 
When you sleep you aren't conscious but you aren't dead either, you still move and react to things.
 
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