Showerthoughts

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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by the_shitshow_never_ends@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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[–] irmoz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That's the physicalist perspective, but there are other perspectives, and the philosophical debate on physicalism vs dualism is far from settled.

Plus, our scientific understanding of consciousness is far from comprehensive. We still have no idea how our experience actually emerges from neurological activity.