If you think, “I breathe,” the “I” is extra. There is no you to say “I.” What we call “I” is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale or when we exhale. —Shun Ryu Suzuki I used to think the brain was the most important organ in the body, until I realized who was telling me that. —Emo Phillips Recently, I read a profoundly insightful science fiction story by Daryl Gregory, "Second Person, Present Tense." Wonderful writing. I recommend it. I won't try to summarize the tale, except to say that it tackles a profound insight into consciousness. Forget id, ego, and superego. Replace them with the Parliament, the Page, and the Queen. The Parliament refers to the idea that your consciousness is not one voice. It is a committee. It is made up of several different physiological or biological systems, all vying for action. At some point, they achieve consensus. This is the moment in which, for instance, fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) reveals that th...