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The Subjectivity of Consciousness and the Illusion of Self, with Dr. Sam Harris. Neuroscientist and author Sam Harris, whose new book Waking Up: A Guide to Sprirituality Without Religion is currently the #1 Science and Mathematics Best Seller on Amazon, defines consciousness as "an experiential internal qualitative dimension to any physical system.

The Subjectivity of Consciousness and the Illusion of Self, with Dr. Sam Harris

" Put more simply, consciousness is what it's like and how it feels to be you. Thus, consciousness exists in a realm of irreducible subjectivity with which science isn't always comfortable. That's because scientists strive to simplify visible subjects into information. It's a "seeing is believing" sort of approach that butts up against the fact that consciousness is not a visible entity.

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