<![CDATA[Where is the self?]]>Where is the self?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/8b6aaf3a-591a-4490-ae2b-24a004490ec1/where-is-the-selfRSS for NodeFri, 29 May 2026 14:32:22 GMTThu, 28 May 2026 13:02:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 18:33:28 GMT]]>@evan I picked heart. It is the closest to what I actually believe, which is the center of the gut just a few centimeters below the navel, inside the body. Some theories believe the thinking part ("the brain") of the nervous system is mostly interpreting and telling a story about the behavior we decide on a more intutive level (gut feeling). Michael Gazzaniga's study of the interpreter function is famous for this.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/116653620995297348https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/116653620995297348Thu, 28 May 2026 18:33:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 18:02:33 GMT]]>@evan I contain multitudes (of diverse gut bacteria that might be at least partly responsible for the illusion of a continuous self!)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/maj/statuses/116653513341689931https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/maj/statuses/116653513341689931Thu, 28 May 2026 18:02:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 18:01:45 GMT]]>@maj you're the guts

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116653510193003095https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116653510193003095Thu, 28 May 2026 18:01:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 17:36:35 GMT]]>@evan Body and soul together.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/mpjgregoire/statuses/116653411210612253https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/mpjgregoire/statuses/116653411210612253Thu, 28 May 2026 17:36:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 17:18:17 GMT]]>@smallcircles
Yeah, I can make a case for "all of the above", but without the central nervous system, at least for humans, there is no "self". 🤔
@evan

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://realsocial.life/users/TerryHancock/statuses/116653339285911658https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://realsocial.life/users/TerryHancock/statuses/116653339285911658Thu, 28 May 2026 17:18:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 17:13:40 GMT]]> I don't believe in physics / logic-execution being enough for consciousness, so I have to think it my "self" is something else. Though I guess this reasoning doesn't necessarily exclude the idea of particles having some sort of transcendental quality which consciousness comes from....
]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.golemwire.com/golemwire/p/1779988420.434406https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.golemwire.com/golemwire/p/1779988420.434406Thu, 28 May 2026 17:13:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 17:03:30 GMT]]>@evan missing the real answer: the stomach and intestines

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/astraleureka/statuses/116653281136552054https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/astraleureka/statuses/116653281136552054Thu, 28 May 2026 17:03:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 17:01:25 GMT]]>@evan the body brain continuum 🙂

Without the sensorium of the body would there be a self? 🤔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/smallcircles/statuses/116653272934656399https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/smallcircles/statuses/116653272934656399Thu, 28 May 2026 17:01:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 15:02:03 GMT]]>@evan Tough one! Brain is _very important_ but it doesn't exist in a vacuum, it's affected by the rest of the body with its hormone productions and its biofeedback loops to the outside world.

For poll purposes I feel like I have to pick "the brain" but with an asterisk for ", but..." 😄

*voted*

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bikeshed.vibber.net/users/brooke/statuses/116652803619561981https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bikeshed.vibber.net/users/brooke/statuses/116652803619561981Thu, 28 May 2026 15:02:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:58:27 GMT]]>@evan I really think guts! but I picked brain from the choices.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/maj/statuses/116652789420933206https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/maj/statuses/116652789420933206Thu, 28 May 2026 14:58:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:55:42 GMT]]>@evan in the community

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/sean/statuses/116652778629040269https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/sean/statuses/116652778629040269Thu, 28 May 2026 14:55:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:50:23 GMT]]>@evan Somewhere in the Objective-C runtime that runs the universe.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gone.lema.org/users/santi/statuses/01KSQDKF50A4ZDQPCYTXME5QHKhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gone.lema.org/users/santi/statuses/01KSQDKF50A4ZDQPCYTXME5QHKThu, 28 May 2026 13:50:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:26:26 GMT]]>@evan
For a long time the rest of the body has been left out of this discussion despite the massive impact it has on who we are and how we think

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/julesbl/statuses/116652427604150364https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/julesbl/statuses/116652427604150364Thu, 28 May 2026 13:26:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:22:43 GMT]]>@evan Done 👍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116652412993172455https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116652412993172455Thu, 28 May 2026 13:22:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:16:34 GMT]]>@julesbl the brain is part of the body

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116652388799412157https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116652388799412157Thu, 28 May 2026 13:16:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:14:04 GMT]]>@evan combination of brain and body

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/julesbl/statuses/116652378974149185https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/julesbl/statuses/116652378974149185Thu, 28 May 2026 13:14:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:12:10 GMT]]>@evan Nowhere to be found

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/wlach/statuses/116652371535056921https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/wlach/statuses/116652371535056921Thu, 28 May 2026 13:12:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:12:02 GMT]]>@davep humour me

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116652370958179519https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116652370958179519Thu, 28 May 2026 13:12:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where is the self? on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:10:46 GMT]]>@evan Everywhere.

Like, Dude.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116652365980916146https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116652365980916146Thu, 28 May 2026 13:10:46 GMT