“Consciousness” Is How We Know We Exist

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“Consciousness” Is How We Know We Exist Antonio Damasio Behavioral Neurobiologist The mind allows us to understand what the world is like, but it is consciousness that gives us the subjective vantage to say “I am here, I exist, I have a life and there are things around me that refer to me.”  Read Comments and discussion at BIG Think

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