Nastypilot t1_iwugwfs wrote
Reply to comment by red75prime in When does an individual's death occur if the biological brain is gradually replaced by synthetic neurons? by NefariousNaz
The brain is known to lie to us. It's actually a fairly usual things for the brain to make-up or distort things in an effort to maintain consistency of thoughts, beliefs, and actions. You can easily observe an example by pointing out a person doing something they consider as against their stated beliefs, the brain in such case will make up anything to appear as if there never was any inconsistency. If a brain makes up false memories, a person will still act according to these memories as if they were real.
red75prime t1_iwuk88o wrote
Given replication crisis in psychology, I wouldn't be so sure about ubiquitousness of those lies.
The brain surely uses shortcuts that can be exploited in laboratory settings or by scammers (leaving aside malfunctions), but it is a bit different than lies.
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