# We See the World for Use, Not Truth by Anil Seth > "We experience the world not as it is, but as it is useful for us to do so." > **— Anil Seth**, *Being You (2021), wording candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Being You (2021), wording candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Article:** [[articles/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Third Possibility|The Third Possibility]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|Consciousness Indicators]] - [[wiki/Machine Consciousness|Machine Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Hard Problem of Consciousness|Hard Problem of Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]] - [[wiki/Artificial Consciousness|Artificial Consciousness]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We experience the world not as it is, but as it is useful for us to do so." — Anil Seth, Being You (2021), wording candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-anil-seth-see-use-not-truth ```