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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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Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep?

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    • popemichael@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I have a doctorate in philosophy, if that counts.

      I’m sorry that you’re so closed-minded to things like this.

        • L'unico Dee@feddit.it
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          1 year ago

          Yo I’m giving up too, I know it’s hard but, as guy said to me:

          How can we expect to get lucid at night when we’re going through our waking lives in auto-pilot? If we practice being here and now and being aware of the nature of our reality, that mindset will sooner or later be a part of our lives, both waking and dreaming.

          Awareness in waking life is necessary for Lucid Dreams