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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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What if the fundamental nature of reality is a timeless ocean where every possible bundle of qualia - first person sensory experiences - exists within it? Time doesn't actually exist, but the illusion of it could, as bundles could have false memories and expectations.

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[–] Amir@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Qualia is a stupid man-made thing that doesn't even scientifically exist

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can you expand on what you mean by that? As I thought, the scientific method was about empirically testing things, and the empirical world is defined by what we can sense - ie our qualia.

[–] Amir@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My understanding is that qualia are how a "consciousness" experiences something, and I disagree with the notion of a consciousness being a definable thing in general. It's not a scientific meaning so you can never unambiguously talk about anything in the context of qualia.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago

Ok, maybe you're not conscious then. I know that I am.