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> > rom: I thought I answered clearly and succinctly that I was not convinced that I am conscious or at least I have severe doubts about what I experience as consciousness.-I still wonder what you think you are experiencing. >  > Now if you would not mind and answer my question, do you believe in an intrinsic self?-Absolutely. I am me, not someone else. Using a dictionary online:-1- a: the quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself -b: the state or fact of being conscious of an external object, state, or fact -c: awareness; especially: concern for some social or political cause -2-: the state of being characterized by sensation, emotion, volition, and thought : mind - 3-: the totality of conscious states of an individual-I know I have individual thoughts, freedom of thought and I know my emotions. I assume you are a follower of Dennett. He makes presumptions about the source of consciousness that I don&apos;t presume to know if they are correct, since a vast majority of scientists have no idea what causes consciousness, except one needs an active brain to experience it. The only exception being the NDE folks and the books I&apos;ve read on that subject haven&apos;t enlightened me. Everyone gets back to quantum mechanics.