Why can’t we control out own sensations ? Why is our brain not able to just turn off the feeling of pain for the moment ? “I got it, something is bad, now stop hurting !” Or to just fall asleep whenever we want to.
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Some people actually have conditions where these mechanisms don’t function properly. This is often hugely disadvantageous, leading to much greater injury, because it allows the individual (knowingly or otherwise) to exceed the limits the discomfort would place on them. Tearing a muscle, or failing to treat a cut. Babies with no sense of pain can significantly damage their eyes simply by curiously poking at them with their fingers.
By that same token, if we could switch them off at will, we could cause ourselves harm for convenience. This is a survival risk.
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