Kevin comments on Welcome to Heaven - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kevin 27 January 2010 12:58:18PM *  0 points [-]

Experiencing reality without a consciousness barrier is a seriously bad medical condition in humans, but having no conceptual barrier between the self and the rest of reality is something a transhuman mind might be able to handle without going insane.

Comment author: Blueberry 27 January 2010 04:02:12PM 0 points [-]

What would it be like to experience reality without a consciousness barrier? That sounds intriguing but I'm not sure exactly what it means. Is it the same as being unconscious? And it's an actual medical condition? Please tell me more!

Comment author: Kevin 28 January 2010 12:41:12AM 0 points [-]

I was referring to Jill Bolte's description of her stroke during her Ted talk linked by me earlier in this thread.