![]() Can intelligence exist without consciousness, without self-awareness, and without the baggage that self-awareness carries? Watts’ thesis, backed by copious references at the back of the book, seems to say that human progress has been stunted by our consciousness and our continued struggle with self-doubt, second-guessing, and yearning for validation in nearly every endeavor we undertake or decision we make. Under the layers, it’s a treatise on the effects of consciousness, intelligence and instinct on the human condition, and those differences in the aliens we encounter. At its basic level, it’s a tale of humanity’s first contact with alien life, while at the same time aspiring to be so much more. It’s been an age since I’ve written a book review or any review for that matter, but as I’ve just finished Blindsight by Peter Watts it has compelled me to dust off the keyboard and pound fingers to plastic for a few hundred words. ![]() ![]() Blīndsīt / noun / the ability to respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them. ![]()
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