@prefrontalphilosophy: Your brain isn't simply "on" or "off." Neuroscientists suggest that consciousness exists in a delicate balance between order and chaos. Too little neural entropy, and thought becomes rigid. Too much, and it becomes disorganised. Somewhere in the middle lies creativity, adaptability, and the experience we call consciousness. It's a fascinating reminder that perhaps the mind isn't about perfect orde but about finding the right amount of disorder. What do you think: is consciousness something the brain produces, or something it tunes into? #neuroscience #psychology #philosophy #consciousness #prefrontalphilosophy

kenroy.j.hamilton :

What if consciousness isn’t agentic, what if consciousness is an activity? I understand we have the experience of agency but then that experience gets interpreted as consciousness is a soul, a spiritual, a mind ; something agentic yet the experience of consciousness is differentiations, pattern recognition and experiential strutting within awareness. That’s a given.

Dr George Christos :

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Tarkami :

"Wait a minute—woosh, that’s a lot to process! Is our brain in a state of chaos between low entropy and high entropy? No, not just our brain, and not just us: everything alive is in a state of transition between low and high entropy. The universe 'likes' or supports us because we are the best systems for utilizing the second law of thermodynamics—consuming energy and dispersing it as heat. We are a very active system; we can reproduce, think, move, and have sex. All of this is favored by the universe because it supports thermodynamics."

aelfraed46 :

What a great point of view. I'm so unpredictable.

felix :

The cosmos degrades as time moves faster.! Or does it? In the demonstrations of double axis illusions we see transformations of the original graphic changing by the second as the graphic spins or rotates. We,the humans with brains, should live our lives at a million miles an hour because at this speed the universe reveals its unending qualities of variation .

Mind Unlocked :

This tracks with Integrated Information Theory too — consciousness as a balance point, not a switch. Makes you wonder if altered states (meditation, psychedelics, even deep sleep) are really just shifts along that order-chaos spectrum rather than separate “modes” entirely.

belabelabelabelabelai :

This is brilliant

SorSupShaggy :

The 2nd law concerns the entire system, not just one part of it. Just think of the higher amount of activity of a soda bottleneck when the bottle is shaken.

HypaWave :

Love this.

CJ :

you da real consciousness

R :

I see the soul just helps replicate remembered productive patterns. This delicate balance could have benefits for a universe, thus reinforcing this pattern later on.

Tompopwatson :

Well Said!

Shane :

Please point to the area in the brain where consciousness is if you find it let me know, thanks.

love.story.of.life :

JC :

you basically just described taoism

ok :

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