Consciousness is a much smaller part of our mental life than we are conscious of, because we cannot be conscious of what we are not conscious of. (Julian Jaynes)

Consciousness is a much smaller part of our mental life than we are conscious of, because we cannot be conscious of what we are not conscious of.

Julian Jaynes

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