![]() First there are the methods of science based on theorising and hypothesis testing – on doing experiments to find out how the world works. ![]() I shall explore these questions, though I cannot claim that I will answer them. These are difficult questions, but if the stream of consciousness is an illusion we should be trying to answer them, rather than more conventional questions about consciousness. Why should we all be victims of an illusion, instead of seeing things the way they really are? What sort of illusion is it anyway? Why is it like that and not some other way? Is it possible to see through the illusion? And if so what happens next. But if they are right what could this mean? If you just say “It’s all an illusion” this gets you nowhere – except that a whole lot of other questions appear. Throughout history there have been people who say it is all illusion. What is all this? What is all this stuff around me this stream of experiences that I seem to be having all the time? The oral style of the original has largely been retained. ![]() This paper is based on a conference presentation at ‘Towards a Science of Consciousness 2001, in Skövde, Sweden, 7-11 August 2001. This special issue of JCS is also published as a book “Is the Visual World a Grand Illusion?”, Ed. ![]() See, it is reprinted here with permission. This paper is published in the Journal of Consciousness Studies, Volume 9, number 5-6, which is devoted to the Grand Illusion. ![]()
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