What [Noë] does show is why the reductionist notion that brain states are mental states ain't ever going to solve the hard problem. Consciousness is more like dancing than digestion. It is something that is done or achieved by our being in the world.
Basically, he advocates a phenomenological line. Creatures, even simple ones, are not machines mechanically performing tasks but are organisms with desires and designs on their environment. The brain supports our involvement with the world but it is not the author of our experience.
See also this.
Our research indicates that our only way of comprehending God, asking questions about God, and experiencing God is through the brain. But whether or not God exists "out there" is something that neuroscience cannot answer. For example, if we take a brain image of a person when she is looking at a picture, we will see various parts of the brain being activated, such as the visual cortex. But the brain image cannot tell us whether or not there actually is a picture out there or whether the person is creating the picture in her own mind. To a certain degree, we all create our own sense of reality. Getting at what is really real is the tricky part.
As I have pointed out here more than once, if someone comes running at you with an ax, you will experience a rush of adrenalin. Our bodies' reactions are determined by the nature of our experiences, not the other way around.
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