07-06-2010, 12:03 AM
Cartesian dualism is not the way to go imo...as it postulates that thought is somehow different than any other physical function, therefore separate from the substrate of brain. Science has shown us that thought indeed comes from the brain, so I think therefore I am is a not complete statement. Consciousness is the ability to pay attention to things, to bring attention to...awareness is just that, being aware of the surroundings or what is going on around you and in you. It is as simple as that.

