Being deterministic doesn't make it any less conscious. We're talking perception here, not free will. In fact, there's pretty good evidence that what we call c

Being deterministic doesn't make it any less conscious. We're talking perception here, not free will. In fact, there's pretty good evidence that what we call consciousness is a post-facto rationalization of the subconscious brain processes that determine an automatic answer of your brain to stimulus (not that it makes them deterministic, but certainly they're not "rational" in the classic sense).