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Comment by PaulDavisThe1st

9 hours ago

> Clearly consciousness is an emergent property of certain kinds of network

I happen to agree that this is likely, but it absolutely is not "clear" that this is the case.

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dtj1123  5 hours ago

What else could it be? Genuine question, I'm curious about alternative views here

  • PaulDavisThe1st  2 hours ago

    Possibilities I'm aware of from the philosophy of consciousness field:

    1. a unique property of a specific type of biological tissue, not substrate independent

    2. pan-consciousness: everything is conscious, but degrees of it vary, it's as much a part of the universe as gravity

    3. a soul - some of sort of non-physical entity that confers consciousness but is specific to an individual

    4. external consciousness: brains as receivers for consciousness, not the generator

    5. specific only to humans and not substrate independent (i.e. rooted in physiological structures but not replicable in non-human form)

    There may be more.