I've been thinking a lot today and I just can't seem to get this question out of my head. I can't stop thinking about it and I can't seem to find an answer that satisfies me from my friends so I'm putting it up here.
What am I?
If your answer is "a human being" then I guess your right but that's not exactly the answer to what I'm asking for. More specifically I'm asking what my (or our) consciousness is composed of. Am I just a collection of responses tailored to react to specific stimuli? Am I the product of chemical or molecular reactions in my brain that dictate everything that I say or do? Am I just a product of electrical signals that my brain sends? Am I chemical signals that interpret other chemical signals? I don't know.(I know some of those are the same but my thought process is hard to type)
I know what our purpose in life is, well the most basic purpose at least, which is to survive (individually and collectively)but I just don't know what I am, or rather what the human consciousness is. The best simplification that I can think of is that we are the operating system of our bodies designed to make up for instances and situations that our instincts can't handle.
TLDR; I like pie, apple pie to be exact.
Btw, I'm looking for answers that are scientific, philosophical stuff is welcome too.
What am I?
If your answer is "a human being" then I guess your right but that's not exactly the answer to what I'm asking for. More specifically I'm asking what my (or our) consciousness is composed of. Am I just a collection of responses tailored to react to specific stimuli? Am I the product of chemical or molecular reactions in my brain that dictate everything that I say or do? Am I just a product of electrical signals that my brain sends? Am I chemical signals that interpret other chemical signals? I don't know.(I know some of those are the same but my thought process is hard to type)
I know what our purpose in life is, well the most basic purpose at least, which is to survive (individually and collectively)but I just don't know what I am, or rather what the human consciousness is. The best simplification that I can think of is that we are the operating system of our bodies designed to make up for instances and situations that our instincts can't handle.
TLDR; I like pie, apple pie to be exact.
Btw, I'm looking for answers that are scientific, philosophical stuff is welcome too.