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Consciousness, as I understand it, evolves out of complexity. The simpler things are, the less capacity for consciousness they have. Fundamental building blocks
by archhn 4y ago
Consciousness, as I understand it, evolves out of complexity. The simpler things are, the less capacity for consciousness they have. Fundamental building blocks of the universe must then be the least capable of consciousness. That's not to say they aren't "conscious," but that the conciousness they do possess is practically non existent when compared to the consciousness we, as complex systems, possess.
I still hold that our ability to create far outranks anything in the observable universe. We are actually so freakishly different from everything around us, that we might as well be aliens to this universe.
That's why I don't like being put on the level of atoms. And I already feel atomized enough in this increasingly antisocial environment.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y ago> I still hold that our ability to create far outranks anything in the observable universe Does that include the creation of stars, galaxies, and planets? Literally everything we observe has been “created” in some way.
- archhn 4y agoYeah, maybe I'm just being an egocentric human by saying that. I don't have a way of measuring "creativity." Also, what we can measure and observe is only a reduction of the universe to terms we can understand. So, we can't even accurately reflect on things in creation, let alone pass judgment on them. I guess I'm just trying to justify my existence in this bewildering cosmos.