"We have said that consciousness is an operation rather than a thing, a repository, or a function. It operates by way of analogy, by way of constructing an analog space with an analog 'I' that can observe that space, and move metaphorically in it. It operates on any reactivity, excerpts relevant aspects, narratizes and conciliates them together in a metaphorical space where such meanings can be manipulated like things in space."

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Source : Julian Jaynes (2000). “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind”, p.75, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Julian Jaynes

#Moving Quotes #Space Quotes #Together Quotes

“Great ideas travel slowly, and for a time noiselessly, as the gods whose feet were shod with wool.”
“I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.”
“The war in Iraq - if Osama was a Christian - it's the Christmas present he never would have expected.”
“When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output.”
“And yet you see the weakness of external evidence-and outward miracles; they were not sufficient to make true believers, or to make the Israelites believe that Jesus was their promised Messiah.”
“A successful director is someone who has the combination of skills that you can learn, but there's also an intuitive sensibility that they bring to it, that they've developed on their own and that is singular to them.”
“What you eat, how much you exercise, what example you set for those you influence are all matters of choice. Consistently making that best choice will add up to living your best life. Your health is the key to that.”

Source : "Origin Series: Empire Actor Adam Rodriguez On Reading Food Labels, Three Phrases to Live By, to Win for Love, Forward Thinking, and How We’re All in This Together". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. November 16, 2015.
“Yet there seemed to be some truth in the law of probability, according to which the chance of success is directly proportionate to the number of repetitions.”

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