ABSTRACT
An idea being taken seriously in neuroscience is that we have two functioning minds, the mind you know well, and another mind you know about only indirectly. You know about the second mind because of what it does for you. This mind looks after your interests and gets you through the immediate present. One mind is conscious, but the other is unconscious. One is alert and aware. The other is a robot. Thankfully, this is your friendly and benign servant, your inner robot.
