Beyond Zero and One (Andrew Smart) / quote 12 of 171
Our brains hallucinate all the time
powers of intelligence. One thing discussions on superintelligence are missing that is fundamental to human brains is hallucination. Human brains hallucinate frequently in many different circumstances, because of certain diseases and on certain types of drugs such as LSD. What’s more, our consciousness itself shares many properties commonly associated with hallucinations. In other words, our brains are probably more or less hallucinating all the time. Hallucinations are real perceptions, just not very practical ones.