16. Consciousness

• Consciousness

• The human brain is the most complex thing in the universe, far superior to any computer

• The human person is a unity of body + soul

• Soul = the immaterial part of you that is the “real”, inner you, more than the physical brain

• • Consciousness, self-awareness
  • Thinking: creativity, reasoning
  • Emotions: love, hate, passion, sadness, …
  • Sensations: pleasure, pain, thrill, rough, smooth, …
  • Possessor of experiences
  • Free will: making choices, decisions