The Puzzle of Consciousness [1]

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By Steve Taylor [3] Ph.D

Guest writer for Wake Up World [4]

Over the past 20 years, the field of consciousness studies has become increasingly popular, partly because some scientists believe that consciousness is one of the last remaining mysteries. According to this narrative, we have now reached the point where we largely understand problems like evolution, the nature of life and the origins of the universe, so now it’s time for us to turn our attention inside and solve the problem of consciousness [5].

Consciousness is difficult to define, partly because it’s us...