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I wouldn’t say they are proven computational, but I would say they can be explained in terms of processes on information. Sense data, body awareness, perception
by simonh 3y ago
I wouldn’t say they are proven computational, but I would say they can be explained in terms of processes on information. Sense data, body awareness, perceptions, noticing things, evaluating situations and options all seem to me to relate to information and processes on it. We use these experiences to form memories and make decisions. Both these are processes on information. Those are all things that consciousness actually does. Is there any function of consciousness we’re aware of that doesn’t relate to information?
That leaves the experience itself. It’s an experience of informational content, but is there more going on than transformations of information? What could that be? Maybe a physical substance, or a physical structure, in which case we should be able to physically synthesis consciousness stuff, or assemble a consciousness structure. What else is there?
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoRe. your second paragraph: Like others in this thread, you're assuming the answer. Or rather, you're assuming the presupposition. And that's fine, if you want to do that. But be aware that you're doing it, and that it's unproven. (And maybe be aware how much you're doing it.) > Is there any function of consciousness we’re aware of that doesn’t relate to information? Maybe awareness of your own emotional state? (Though I'm sure that there are views where that also is information processing, and nothing more.)