I think we're so far from understanding consciousness that having a theory of what makes it work (or even that "if it works, it relies on thing X") is dodgy. E

I think we're so far from understanding consciousness that having a theory of what makes it work (or even that "if it works, it relies on thing X") is dodgy. E.g. let's suppose I make the claim that some people are conscious and others just seem like they're conscious. Can we test this? Quite respectable people have theorized -- or should I say bloviated? -- that consciousness is merely an emergent property of complex systems. Again, we can't really define what consciousness is, so it's an interesting dinner party conversation starter, but it's not falsifiable.