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What's unhelpful about it? Noting that everything is emergent is a simple way to understand that its unlikely that our consciousness is not, and to empathize wi
by hobs 3y ago
What's unhelpful about it? Noting that everything is emergent is a simple way to understand that its unlikely that our consciousness is not, and to empathize with the rest of the universe more.
A comatose person can still have thoughts and consciousness, even trapped in their mind, though your definition of perception circuits might allow this. But even having "senses" is not a requirement for thought imo, it just gives it a framing that makes a lot more sense to us.
- oezi 3y agoMy understanding was that panpsychism means that consciousness isn't emergent (for instance from scaling neuronal tissue), but a fundamental property of space (something astral or soul like). I am 100% in alignment with you on a comatose person being able to be 100% conscious.
- hobs 3y agoAh, well, that's just mysticism then, not that it can't be true but how TF would you know?