We came across this strange word (Latin for “little man,” or we could say “little person”) before, in Francis Crick’s assertion that there is no such entity inside your head that is responsible for and explains the fact of your consciousness—although it can very much feel that way when we get caught up in the sense of I, me, and mine and don’t pay too close attention to who we are talking about, or who is thinking such thoughts, or any thoughts at all for that matter. …
