Matthew4 comments on The Generalized Anti-Zombie Principle - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Matthew4 09 April 2008 12:07:39AM 0 points [-]

Such experimentation indicates that our internal concept of self is largely an illusion.

It is relatively easy to discover that the self / me is only a thought, not the reality it is assumed to be. Some basic inquiry into the nature of the assumed "self" will dissolve the illusion rather quickly.

It is often assumed that this is some kind of "religious" belief, but in fact it is also easily available to atheists as well, such as Susan Blackmore and Sam Harris. I suspect Nick Tarleton would also include himself in this category.