Perception as inference rather than
reception — predictive processing: what
evidence supports it, and where it
overreaches into claims about
consciousness and reality it hasn't
earned.
PromptAdvanced · Consciousness & Reality

Are We Perceiving or Modelling?

Jul 2, 2026

The evidence, and where the theory overreaches.

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Explain the view that perception is inference rather than reception — predictive processing — what evidence supports it, and where it overreaches into claims it hasn't earned about consciousness and reality.

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