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we have every reason to think there's something special about consciousness since it's the one "thing" in "existence" that we all seem to agree exists, yet is 1

• llamaimperative 2y ago
  Well yeah, consciousness is special. That's not what I said though. I said there's no reason to think the atoms in an animal (which appear to support consciousness) are special as compared to the atoms in a silicon wafer.
  • zzzeek 2y ago
    perhaps, though I think our understanding of what "consciousness" is low enough that we can't assume "atoms working as logic gates" is really sufficient.
    • llamaimperative 2y ago
      I didn’t say we should assume it’s sufficient. I said we shouldn’t assume it’s insufficient.