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> Consciousness is that which makes us go take something to eat in the morning so we don't die of hunger A thermostat does essentially the same thing for your
by Florin_Andrei 7y ago
> Consciousness is that which makes us go take something to eat in the morning so we don't die of hunger
A thermostat does essentially the same thing for your room's temperature, and yet it's not conscious.
- visarga 7y agoA thermostat doesn't need to compete for resources to keep itself in good shape and make little thermostats. There is no evolutionary pressure, no learning from the environment.