Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep? - eviltoast

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Consciousness is often said to disappear in deep, dreamless sleep. We argue that this assumption is oversimplified. Unless dreamless sleep is defined as unconscious from the outset there are good empirical and theoretical reasons for saying that a range of different types of sleep experience, some of which are distinct from dreaming, can occur in all stages of sleep.

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    • Rambi@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      But that has already happened, of course you don’t fear something that has already occurred. People only fear what is yet to occur

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      1 year ago

      I do mind now. I’m quite bummed out about missing all the fun of the 20th century. And never getting to breathe truly clean air. Or having the athlete body of a gatherer. Messing around in trees with feet that can actually grip something.