Putting Thoughts in Jars

A while ago, a friend made an offhand comment about thoughts. He said, "you can't put a thought in a jar." I think about that from time to time, the fact that all that I am writing here does not exist except for the movements my fingers are making on the keyboard. If you have a little time, read through this article on consciousness. Human consciousness is a fascinating thing to talk about, in that we, as humans, have metacognition: the ability to think about thinking. A dog can't sit in his house and think about the reason why he wants his dinner: he just does.

Read the article here.