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Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork accompanied by music

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557 points gnabgib | 5 comments | 28 Aug 25 00:22 UTC | HN request time: 1.197s | source
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bicepjai ◴[28 Aug 25 03:26 UTC] No.45048040[source]▶
Sincere question: do we have a good definition of consciousness to be able to say there are different ones? May be experience might be the right word ?
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1. riffic ◴[28 Aug 25 03:49 UTC] No.45048171[source]▶
qualia
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2. miki_oomiri ◴[28 Aug 25 04:07 UTC] No.45048278[source]▶
That's a not a definition. Just another fuzzy word to say subjective experience.
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3. gentooflux ◴[28 Aug 25 04:13 UTC] No.45048312[source]▶
One's state of consciousness is very much their subjective experience while conscious
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4. miki_oomiri ◴[28 Aug 25 04:37 UTC] No.45048421{3}[source]▶
Yes. But qualia, subjective experience, state of consciousness, phenomenal consciousness, etc. these are not good definitions (as asked by OP). These are just all talking about the same thing without a proper definition that would allow us to define its different states. Measure, quantify, understand, sort, etc etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_problem_of_consciousness

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5. gentooflux ◴[28 Aug 25 05:02 UTC] No.45048561{4}[source]▶
That seems a bit like trying to put a number to how hungry you are. "Experiencing a desire or need for food" doesn't even begin to describe the sensation, but that doesn't mean it's not a real phenomenon that can't be induced or adjusted in a fairly predictable manner