Comic #6845: conscious-7

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Panel 1:

• Person 1: "OH, COME ON."
• Person 2: "And so you see there isn’t a 'seat of consciousness' in the brain. No unified decision-making self any more than an economy can be said to have selfhood."

Panel 2:

• Person 1: "IF THERE’S NO SELF, THEN WHO AM I CONSTANTLY LYING TO?"
• Person 2: "WHO IS PERPETUALLY BEING MISLED TO BELIEVE THAT HIS BAD LIFE CHOICES WERE UNAVOIDABLE? WHO AM I FOREVER TELLING 'YES WE’LL FIND LOVE BECAUSE WE’RE ABOVE AVERAGE'? WHOSE MORTALITY DO I DENY EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT? FAH!"

Panel 3:

• Person 1: "YOU’RE REMARKABLY SELF-AWARE FOR SOMEONE SO SELF-DECEIVING."
• Person 2: "THAT’S WHAT CONSCIOUSNESS IS!"