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ProcurementCat@feddit.de 10 months ago
I am this. The human nervous system is actually what I am, most of it is concentrated in the brain, but there’s also lots of it outside of it. The rest of my body is just an astronaut suit made out of flesh to keep me alive.
DudePluto@lemmy.world 10 months ago
If you’re going to break it down that far, why stop? Your “self” is not your central nervous system, but a portion of it - and not a very large one. It’s your consciousness. Most of what your nervous system does is not conscious.
Your self (and mine) are but a small portion of a single organ in a large network of organs and tissues and cells and bacteria. We developed because it was advantageous for our bodies - which predate our consciousness - to have pilots. We are periphery. We are a single part of an ecosystem. And definitely not the center of it