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> Aren't you inventing that whole cloth? I should have said, "I think that consciousness ..." > So on the one hand you claim it's an extra (ie independent) st
by DonaldFisk 29d ago
> Aren't you inventing that whole cloth?
I should have said, "I think that consciousness ..."
> So on the one hand you claim it's an extra (ie independent) step ...
I should have said, "The conscious experience (of qualia) is an extra step, and if consciousness is fundamental then that's a kind of substance dualism.
Thanks for pointing these out - I should have proof-read my reply before posting.
- fc417fc802 28d agoYou still haven't answered the question. You think ... why? Based on what? If consciousness is fundamental (ie substance dualism) then how is it exerting influence over our behavior? Isn't it the equivalent of watching a movie at that point? If it's not fundamental then what precludes a computer program from exhibiting it?
- DonaldFisk 23d agoSorry for the late reply. > If consciousness is fundamental (ie substance dualism) then how is it exerting influence over our behavior? If I understand you correctly, it might not be exerting influence over our behaviour. By influence, are you referring to free will rather than just the illusion of it? That's precluded by classical physics, and quantum mechanics just adds randomness. You can make a measurement, but there's no evidence you can influence the result you get. > Isn't it the equivalent of watching a movie at that point? Yes.