Now, if this were just a fluctuation, and you really are just a giant floating disembodied brain with atoms and electrical charges perfectly aligned in exactly the right fashion to replicate sensory experience and memory, it would probably only last a fraction of a second before dispersing.
This would mean, as the article states, that memories of your past are an illusion and your split second of consciousness is all you really ever had.
Take a moment now and focus on this word: OCTOPUS. Relish this split second in time that you are conscious.
Now, remember when I said OCTOPUS? Well, that was just an illusion since THIS exact moment in time is the real split second you are conscious.
Remember when I told you to remember when I said OCTOPUS? That was an illusion, too. In fact, it's this exact moment that you are truly conscious.
Actually, it's now.
No, now.
Now.