Shame I missed this thread. I do wonder about all aspects of symbols, how to differentiate shallow, deep or even consciously 'realised' symbols. Im wondering ho

Shame I missed this thread. I do wonder about all aspects of symbols, how to differentiate shallow, deep or even consciously 'realised' symbols. Im wondering how things can be accidentally symbolic, with or without someone to observe the apparent symbolism. I feel there is something special about conciousness and there seems to be a popular view that conciousness is an accident of the universe or of any sufficiently detailed symulation.