3 ms·
> Everything else does and we've never found evidence of a single thing that doesn't. Right, consciousness seems to be in its own, unique realm in some way. >
by montyf 9y ago
> Everything else does and we've never found evidence of a single thing that doesn't.
Right, consciousness seems to be in its own, unique realm in some way.
> That I experience a feeling of existing in no way at all implies it's not based in physics.
That must be some trippy physics. It's probably safest to be agnostic about it, but it just seems absurd to me to imply that a mathematical formula can produce feeling or experience. How can you describe the experience of qualia mathematically? I think this is the Materialist view gone a step too far. Still, can't rule out any possibility if we're searching for the truth.
- matt-attack 9y agoThey said the same thing about flesh. It cannot simply be made of the same material the makes up rocks and sand. But it is. They said the same thing about thoughts, that they are the domain of the soul. But we've now seen that they're entirely physical and measurable constructs. Same was said about mental disorders. Turns out they're physical deficiencies. Wouldn't we learn at some point to stop presuming complicated things to be non-physical?
- lerno 9y agoLet’s assume it is a physical process. We can then recreate it away from a body. We run the experiment. Something is now experienced. Who is it that experiences?