What is the evolutionary purpose of mental states? If a certain sequence of neural events in brain causes another set of neural events, why does there need to be a mental event at all to accompany those physical events?
define mental state before this becomes a semantic fracas
>>16974444Internal and external viewpoints of the same process.
>>16974444It's easier to commit to a course of action if it's congruent with your mental state (or inversely, to reject a course of action if it's incongruent)Think of mental states as nature's gear stick or something
