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I don't think Kauffman is making any claims about consciousness here. I agree that consciousness is a big mystery. Kauffman's theory (haven't yet read this pa
by cameldrv 3y ago
I don't think Kauffman is making any claims about consciousness here. I agree that consciousness is a big mystery. Kauffman's theory (haven't yet read this paper, but have read a lot of his other work), is that self-replicating entities are essentially inevitable in environments that have above some level of chemical complexity. That chemical complexity also weakly implies that there is useable free energy, which is also a requirement for self replication.
- rileyphone 3y agoFwiw Kauffman has a very interesting stance on consciousness that he is hinting at here. Consider this recent paper [1] or interview [0] where he explains his thinking. Cool to see a respected scientist exploring areas that were previously looked down as quackery by academia. 0. https://youtu.be/XWbxdREQ6xM?si=t2-AywFf2cnQfAni https://youtu.be/XWbxdREQ6xM?si=t2-AywFf2cnQfAni 1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0303264722002015 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03032...