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> What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it.

I suspect, but cannot prove, that the brain is necessary for consciousness but not sufficient.

Sort of like a handheld radio is necessary for hearing radio broadcasts, but not sufficient, it needs to tune into a signal originating elsewhere.

Some questions that have always bothered me:

Do mentally sick people have "consciousness"?

What happens to "consciousness" during episodes of extreme rage\trance\trauma?

Sometimes, I think that we are simply machines collecting data for someone. A other times, I feel there is a higher purpose.