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Independence - Consciousness - Unconsciousness - Subconsciousness

I received this feed (but unable to find a link to it):

Michael Ragland: Jay, I came across the following definition of unconsciousness and subconsciousness:

 

Unconscious: the part of the mind which is inaccessible to the conscious mind but which affects behavior and emotions.

Subconscious: of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one's actions and feelings.

 

Jay R. Feierman [NEW]: They are both meaningless definitions. The "mind" is a non-material concept that does not exist in the "physical" ontological realm of mass, energy, force, space, time and information. As a result, there can't be a "part" of an entity in an ontological realm that does not contain space. 

 

Michael R, [NEWER]: Yes, I realize the "mind"  is a non-material concept that does not exist in the "physical" ontological realm of mass, energy, force, space, time and information. However, I think the terms "mind" still has usefulness. Years ago a psychiatrist told me the "mind" and the "brain are interrelated yet separate. It seems unlikely science will ever fully understand the human brain and those functions which can't be explained by reference to the human "brain" are best explained by appealing to the concept of the non-material "mind". However, I will restate my definition of "unconsciousness" as it relates to my LSD psychosis. It was an example of neurally coded information (actually a total disorganization and fuck up of neurally coded information not in awareness) that can bias emotions and behavior. I think in the past you've questioned whether consciousness actually exists when it comes to "free will". If I recall correctly you called "free will" an illusion. If so how does consciousness relate to unconsciousness and subconsciousness? 

 

". If I recall correctly you called "free will" an illusion. If so how does consciousness relate to unconsciousness and subconsciousness? 

 

 

My comment/ reaction:

 

The fact alone that there is a consciousness, unconsciousness and subconsciousness does not negate “fee-will”, and the question to my take is sort of muddied.

For, only when the individual comes to a platform from where there is a distinction between him/ her and those enunciated strata of who they are, can such be.

One cannot experience a sense of “free-will” before an inkling of independence of self apart from instincts, memory and circumspect predispositions.

So, yes otherwise “free-will” in that sense is an illusion, because there hasn't been an independent consideration of self. 

Therefore no ultimate sense of responsibility for the self either, and that concept would be superfluous.

 

 

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