Courtesy of TED, Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argument that not only don’t we understand our own consciousness, but that half the time our brains are actively fooling us, arguing that human consciousness and free will are the result of physical processes and are not what we traditionally think they are. See more of his fascinating talks here.
Dan Dennett: Can we know our own minds?
June 4, 2008 by Peta Andersen
