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Consciousness is something that is directly observed. In fact, it is perhaps the most directly observed of all phenomena. The problem lies in deciding how to th
by Zuider 6y ago
Consciousness is something that is directly observed. In fact, it is perhaps the most directly observed of all phenomena. The problem lies in deciding how to think about it, and how to speak of it.
- neonological 6y agoSo? it's still pointless. Gender is observed to. Is it interesting to discuss all the possible gender categories that can exist? No because a lot of these gender categories were made up in the last decade. I am saying consciousness is just an arbitrary category for an arbitrary set of phenomena. Trying to codify this arbitrary category is like trying to codify what it means to be American, or what it means to be Trans or whatever. It's Pointless because the complexity within these categories are purely made up. I'm saying consciousness is the same thing. Is an Ant conscious? Well it depends on your arbitrary classification of what it means to be conscious. And that's the point. It's Arbitrary. It's made up. It's not worth talking about what it is to be American in a scientific paper anymore then it is to talk about what it means to be conscious. Some may argue that an ant is conscious because it feels pain. Others may argue that consciousness does not involve pain. And if you observe this from a very high level you will see the argument is simply about a definition of an arbitrary word. It is not interesting to debate about vocabulary.