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Consciousness is often said to disappear in deep, dreamless sleep. We argue that this assumption is oversimplified. Unless dreamless sleep is defined as unconscious from the outset there are good empirical and theoretical reasons for saying that a range of different types of sleep experience, some of which are distinct from dreaming, can occur in all stages of sleep.

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Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep?

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    1 year ago

    Definitely. I’m usually averse to death or dying, but I wouldn’t describe it as fear. Wishing to avoid an outcome isn’t always the same as fearing said outcome. Not in the same way I might fear pain

    My sense of self preservation is somewhat compromised so I’m probably not the best example

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      1 year ago

      Describe your “aversion” to death any way you want to, if in the end it results in something that very much looks like fear, I think you’re making a distinction without a difference.

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        1 year ago

        A preference against it occurring. I don’t like slow jazz so I’d rather not listen to it. I don’t want to die at the moment so I’d rather not