Susan Blackmore - Is Consciousness an Illusion?

Watch more interviews on the mystery of consciousness: https://bit.ly/3PJs6xQ Is consciousness something special in the universe, its own category, irreducible to physical laws, a carrier of meaning and purpose? Or is consciousness a mere artifact of the brain, a by-product of evolution, a superstition exaggerated by human misperception? If you think or hope consciousness is special, then you should surely be a skeptic. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Susan Jane Blackmore is a writer, lecturer, and broadcaster on psychology and the paranormal, perhaps best known for her book The Meme Machine. Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.