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> Why would something that has no consciousness make up that it has consciousness? You can make a computer program `printf("I have consciousness\n");` But I a

• amelius 3y ago
  The argument goes as follows: 1. People are talking about consciousness. 2. This talking happens in the physical world (soundwaves are being produced, etc.) 3. We assume that other people have consciousness since they talk about it. As you say, there is no absolute proof of this, but Occam's razor makes it silly to assume otherwise. 4. So, the soundwaves (physics) are happening because of consciousness. There is a causal link from consciousness to physics. This means that consciousness is not simply the observation of physics. It actually loops back into it, or physics is an emergent property of consciousness.
  • Aardwolf 3y ago
    Not all sound is created that way, e.g. rain falling from the sky is not, do you intent to mean all physics, including rain, originate from consciousness in some way (such as in theories that everything is an illusion, ...), or rather, that consciousness can affect physics in some way, e.g. because you can choose to speak and produce sound waves
    • amelius 3y ago
      Yes, the second option is the one used in the argument. This shows that consciousness is not just qualia, i.e. the observation of physics.