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October 2025

Why was the I created? A hard trick set by the brain　

(For Smartphones）

なぜ私は生み出されたのか？ 脳によって仕掛けられた難解なトリック

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　By Shigeru Shiraishi

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English Version　https://www.why-i-created-e.com

日本語版　　　https://www.why-i-created-j.com

1 日本語版+PDFファイル

2 English Version+PDF file

2 English Version+PDF file

The paper consists of three parts: "Chapter 1" provides an outline and supplementary explanation of the paper "Where is the Mind?"; "Chapter 2" covers Psychological Space; and "Chapter 3" addresses "Why was the I created?". It is quite long, totaling 44 pages in B5 size.Therefore,it would be easier to read if you use the PDF file, so I have provided the PDF file at the end of this page. I recommend referring to that.

Here, it includes part of the “Foreword” and the first section of Chapter 1 of the paper.

Foreword

You may be wondering from this title, “Is this a philosophical story? or about religion? or trying to talk about morality?” But it is not. I have already uploaded a paper on the Internet named "Where is the Mind?". This paper is a sequel to that paper, and it is an attempt to further delve into "the existence of the ‘I’" from the standpoint of science.

For those who have already read the paper "Where is the Mind?", I think it is unnecessary, but I would like to first give an overview of the paper, and a supplementary explanation, and then get to the main topic of this paper. The URL of the papers "Where is the mind?", and that of "What am I?", and "What is ‘being visible’?” which will be cited later, are shown in the "Afterword".

Chapter 1: Outline and supplementary explanation of the paper "Where is the mind?"

(1-1) The apparent world

It all starts with the understanding of the fact that the world we see before our eyes is the " apparent material world" created by brain activity. This was the first point of discussion in the afore mentioned three papers. From this fact, we can derive the fact that our own body that we see before our eyes is also an "apparent body" created by brain activity. Furthermore, if we define the world created by brain activity as the world of the mind, then the world that we see before our eyes, including our own body, is the "world of the mind." Of course, this is under the premise that the material world and the physical body exist.

It is relatively easy to understand that the world we see before our eyes is not the material world, but the apparent material world, and there are many people who claim to do so, even if they do not specialize in philosophy, psychology, or cognitive science. However, it seems that the number of people who claim that their body seen before their eyes is an apparent body created by brain activity is small. I understood relatively early that the world before my eyes is the apparent material world, but it was a mystery why the apparent material world created by brain activity exists outside of my own body. I had assumed that my body seen before my eyes is my physical body. The mystery was solved by a surprisingly simple reason.

If the world we see before our eyes is the material world, there will be many contradictions. One of them is the "counterexample of color". Namely, color does not exist in the material world. Electromagnetic waves reflected at objects as substance form an image on the retina of the eyes, which are converted into electrical signals and reach the brain. Colors are created by brain activity, and they color the world before our eyes. Therefore, it leads to the conclusion that the world before our eyes is not the material world, but the apparent material world created by brain activity. If we extend this logic, we can see the skin color at our body before our eyes. Therefore, the body before our eyes is also an apparent body created by brain activity. However, I don't think that this explanation will convince you, but there is no doubt that the interpretation of our own body before our eyes is hindering our understanding of the world before our eyes.

If we assume that the world before our eyes is the material world, various contradictions will arise, such as the "counterexample of color" that I have mentioned just now. In the same way, if we assume that the body before our eyes is the physical body, there also arise some contradictions. For more information, see Chapter 3, Section 4 of the afore mentioned papers "Where is the Mind?", or see Section 3-2 of "What am I?". It is explained in detail, so I would appreciate it if you could refer to it.

This paper begins from the starting point that both the world and our body we see before our eyes are the “apparent material world" and the “apparent physical body" created by brain activity. You may think, "It is too stupid to keep up a contact with your story.", but I would appreciate it if you could stay with me for a while. I'm not going to talk about mere suggestions or guess. I will proceed with the story in a logical way.

PDF file

You can access PDF file (B5 size), by clicking the following Link.

Link to the PDF file: "Why was the I created？"

List of the papers

Where is the mind? 　A hard trick set by the brain URL:　 https://www.where-mind-s.com　　（Smartphone version）

(Note: Although the paper is quite lengthy at 110 pages in PDF format, I tried to provide an easy-to-understand explanation while introducing interesting topics.)

What am I? 　A hard trick set by the brain URL: 　 https://www.what-am-i-s.com　　（Smartphone version）

(Note: This focuses on explaining Chapter 4, Section 3 of the paper 'Where is the Mind?'. It is about 30 pages in A4 size and can be read on the website as well as downloaded as a PDF file.)

What is “being visible”? 　A hard trick set by the brain URL: 　 https://www.what-visible-e.com　　（PC version）

(Note: The starting point for puzzle solving is to understand “What is ‘being visible’?''. It is aimed at a concise explanation by focusing on this point.)

Self-introduction

You might think the story is pseudo science because it seems to be far different from common knowledge. Therefore, please let me introduce myself briefly.

My name is Shigeru Shiraishi, graduated from Waseda University(Tokyo/Japan), doctoral course (psychology), and have served as a part-time lecturer at a university in Tokyo for a long time.

I know well that even if a person who has received a professional training in his or her study, it doesn't necessarily assure that his or her idea is scientific. However, I have confidence in the logical pursuing of the question "What am I?", though it might be a little too boastful. I would appreciate it if you would read the paper critically.

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