EDIT: Let’s cool it with the downvotes, dudes. We’re not out to cut funding to your black hole detection chamber or revoke the degrees of chiropractors just because a couple of us don’t believe in it, okay? Chill out, participate with the prompt and continue with having a nice day. I’m sure almost everybody has something to add.

  • NirodhaAvidya@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    That consciousness arises from matter as some emergent phenomenon. Integrated information theory, micro-tubules, or whatever: no.

    I believe consciousness is fundamental.

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        11 months ago

        They probably mean that consciousness does not arrive from matter - that there is some other thing that causes consciousness, like another fundamental particle or whatever.

        Essentially they are arguing for the existence of the “soul” or “spirit” in some fashion or another. Definitely unscientific as we have no evidence of such a thing.

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      11 months ago

      i agree, but i dont think any scientist seriously believes they have the answer to this debate. (i may be wrong)