Think about it.....

Consciousness.

One day you’re just floating in warm liquid, without a care in the world. A few weeks later, you’re aware of things and taking careful notes about what happens to you in case it becomes important later (it seems if I raise my voice loud enough, they’ll come back into the room and give me food).

 

At what instant do you pass from non-conscious to conscious? And what are you doing while you’re not conscious? Do your “thoughts” count as thoughts, or are they just bright stripes and shapes caused by bursts of electricity in your brain? When do you have your first bona fide thought?

What is a thought?