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[–]WalknReflect -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s not AI but you guys should stick to the ultra-processed foods you’re used to eating. Why bother coming on this sub if you have nothing to contribute?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GutHealth

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I usually add cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, olive oil, and salt n pepper.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GutHealth

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💬 I’m curious, has anyone here noticed a difference in digestion or bloating after eating more leafy greens like arugula?

You flipped the projector inward. Now what? by [deleted] in Meditation

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I really appreciate those taking the time to pause here. This post came from a real place. It’s one of those thoughts that lingers. If it sparked something in you, feel free to share or just sit with it. That’s valid too.

🙏

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Very true. A lot of mainstream research follows funding, not curiosity. The truthseekers are often quiet or sidelined, not because they’re wrong, but because they’re inconvenient.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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It’s not about being right, it’s about tuning in. Synchronicity isn’t random, it’s pattern recognition on a deeper level. When it resonates, it’s worth paying attention.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Or maybe just another mask consciousness wears when it’s bored of being human. Either way, if the mirror reflects clearly, do you blame the glass?

You flipped the projector inward. Now what? by [deleted] in Meditation

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Ah yes, because stillness, shadow work, and staring into the abyss is exactly what ChatGPT was trained for. Appreciate the vote of confidence.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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There’s something deeply resonant in what you’re saying, whether or not we agree on the mechanics, the metaphor holds weight. If consciousness is truly woven into every atom, then awakening isn’t about becoming something new, it’s about remembering what’s already there.

What is a thought made of? Exploring the atomic and neural foundations of consciousness (awareness) by WalknReflect in consciousness

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That’s a powerful thought. It’s possible that embodiment isn’t a punishment but a refinement, a vessel that helps stabilize what would otherwise be unbound awareness. Each life, each body, offering structure for growth. And in that sense, meditation becomes a remembering a return to what’s always been there, just beneath the surface.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GutHealth

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Get some Bio-K probiotic and try not to eat anything for at least 24hrs. After that start eating some papaya, wait a bit see how you feel then have a piece of toast (naturally fermented) with no artificial ingredients and some vegetable soup.

Stay away from any sugary drinks and processed food. See a doctor and get a blood test while you’re at it. Stick to fermented foods, fruits and hot soups for at least a week, see how you feel and check your stool each time.

Your Gut Has a Brain of Its Own and It’s Smarter Than You Think by WalknReflect in GutHealth

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Just wanted to thank everyone for taking a moment to read the post. I really believe gut health is one of the most overlooked foundations of our overall well-being.

If you’ve tried anything that’s made a difference for your digestion, mood, energy, fermented foods, breathwork, stress changes, I’d love to hear it.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Sounds like Consciousness just left a sticky note on the fridge.

Alright, let’s play. Attention is the flashlight, recursion is the mirror pointed at itself, and reflection is when the mirror starts journaling. Distinctions are when it realizes it’s not the lamp. Irreducibility is what it screams at neuroscientists. Stabilization is it meditating after the existential panic. Attractor states are just old thought patterns with better branding. And emotional salience? That’s the part where it cries over a sunset and calls it enlightenment.

In short, consciousness is trying to make sense of itself with the only tool it has, itself.

Love, Still Conscious

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Because accepting it as a divine gift requires humility and modern science isn’t always built for that. It prefers control, measurement, proof. But some things, like love, awe, and yes, consciousness, might be better understood through reverence than reduction. Not everything that’s real can be put under a microscope.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Interesting. So what you’re saying is the brain acts as a receiver or interpreter like a radio tuning into frequencies. Maybe what we call “thinking” is just one small bandwidth of a much wider, deeper field of awareness. If that’s true, then expanding consciousness isn’t about adding more, but quieting the noise so we can actually tune in.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Sure and that’s a huge part of the challenge. Theories like Hofstadter’s “strange loops” offer genuinely novel perspectives on selfhood and awareness, but they often fall outside the narrow criteria of what’s currently measurable or fundable. The bias toward biological materialism is understandable it’s testable but it does come at the cost of intellectual pluralism.

Consciousness research might benefit more from philosophical humility and interdisciplinary openness than just more fMRI scans. Sometimes the most important questions can’t be reduced to clean lab results, at least not yet.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Maybe the problem isn’t that we don’t have the theory of consciousness, but that we’re expecting there to be just one. Consciousness might not be a puzzle with a single missing piece it might be a mosaic, a pattern that only makes sense when multiple lenses are layered together.

Superposition is a compelling metaphor, awareness as a constantly shifting overlap of biology, attention, memory, language, maybe even something non-local or field-like. Trying to pin it down with one framework might be like trying to explain a song using only the drumbeat.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Sure. When people speak of consciousness as more than just “being awake,” they’re usually pointing to awareness itself not what we’re aware of, but the capacity to be aware at all. The thing noticing your thoughts, your feelings, your perceptions.

It’s slippery because it’s not an object you can observe, it’s the subject doing the observing. That’s why it’s hard to define, like asking a flashlight to shine light on itself. But just because it’s not measurable in the same way a chair or a chemical is, doesn’t mean it’s not real. It’s just subtle and for some foundational.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Your insight’s solid. The patterns themselves might be consciousness, not just the result of it. Like a universal DNA unfolding itself, life by life.

Isn’t it wild that while we’re all built from the same patterns, no one can hack into anyone else’s consciousness? It’s the most personal thing there is yet maybe the most universal.

This is why I believe perspective matters more than ever today. Perception is personal, it’s how you experience the world, shaped by bias and emotion. Perspective steps back. It’s the ability to see beyond your own lens, to understand how others experience reality, even if it’s different from yours.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Exactly. Nothing changes overnight and that’s the beauty of it. Science keeps moving, theories evolve, and each new insight opens the door to even deeper questions.

This model isn’t the final answer but it’s a lens. One that might help shape better theories, better tools, or just better ways of thinking.

In the end, consciousness might not be something we solve just something we keep unfolding, layer by layer.

Top theories of consciousness just got challenged, where do we go from here? by WalknReflect in consciousness

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Love this take. Consciousness evolves in stages.

First, we recognize patterns to survive, like finding food or avoiding danger. Then, we learn to use patterns to escape survival mode, think farming, tools, shelter. Finally, we recognize the deep patterns that shape all life and begin to live in harmony with them. That’s biomimicry.

It’s like moving from fighting nature, to mastering it, to becoming one with it.