{"id":458,"date":"2008-02-27T22:02:14","date_gmt":"2008-02-28T06:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mymindonbooks.com\/?p=458"},"modified":"2008-02-27T22:02:14","modified_gmt":"2008-02-28T06:02:14","slug":"eskeptic-consciousness-is-nothing-but-a-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymindonbooks.com\/?p=458","title":{"rendered":"eSkeptic: &#8220;Consciousness is nothing but a word&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p> \t\tWhen we say that we\u2019re conscious, then, we\u2019re <em>doing <\/em>something: we\u2019re talking (or signing or writing) and\/or imagining to ourselves about both our external and internal environments, and our own public and private behavior.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skeptic.com\/eskeptic\/08-02-27.html#feature\">&#8220;Consciousness is nothing but a word&#8221; by Henry D. 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