Imagination isn't about escaping the real world. It is a way of building one. And when our imaginations work together, every character on that stage comes alive.
Consciousness is kind of how we do sentience. For animals like us, we need a much more elaborate sentience. We need the ability, say, to imagine what's going on so that we can have counterfactuals.
6mo ago
Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.
