It's long been established that we have what could be called
"subconscious attentiveness," which can cause things such as certain
types of psychological priming through images being presented to people,
but too quickly for them to be consciously aware of the images.
It now appears, in the latest in attempts to unravel human consciousness, that this cuts both ways.
But, the story doesn't go as far as it could, both on speculation
and on Wittgenstein-like questions on our use of language on these
issues.
Perhaps "consciousness," "attentiveness" and "awareness" need
more precision in usage in such aspects. Or maybe they need to be
redefined to some degree. Or replaced.
Whether language will be crafted to this end remains to be seen.
This is a slice of my philosophical, lay scientific, musical, religious skepticism, and poetic musings. (All poems are my own.) The science and philosophy side meet in my study of cognitive philosophy; Dan Dennett was the first serious influence on me, but I've moved beyond him. The poems are somewhat related, as many are on philosophical or psychological themes. That includes existentialism and questions of selfhood, death, and more. Nature and other poems will also show up here on occasion.
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