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by mtbennett 1y ago
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- AIorNot 1y agoMtbennett: You propose a physicalist theory which is super interesting and I will read it in depth But question: what is consciousness itself except as can be described by consciousness? What do you make of the idea that consciousness (or universal consciousness of some form) is the fundamental substrate for existence Eg (link to a Rupert Spira video https://youtu.be/FEdySF5Z4xo?si=z2fEgEW8AG3CcCC2 https://youtu.be/FEdySF5Z4xo?si=z2fEgEW8AG3CcCC2 Or as in analytic idealism of Bernardo Kastrup https://youtu.be/P-rXm7Uk9Ys?si=78165IH_ZIvWnJC9 https://youtu.be/P-rXm7Uk9Ys?si=78165IH_ZIvWnJC9
- mtbennett 1y agoStarting with consciousness as the fundamental is a cool idea, but others have done that in depth (e.g. IIT). My approach is to say "I don't know what is fundamental" and identify what must be fundamental to all possible worlds regardless whether it is consciousness or something else. The answer then is that difference or change is fundamental. That is as true if we start with consciousness as it is if we start with physics.