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Let me rephrase (seeing as someone downvoted me). I meant that I have a gut feeling that consciousness isn't simply a group of neurons communicating using elect
by cpncrunch 12y ago
Let me rephrase (seeing as someone downvoted me). I meant that I have a gut feeling that consciousness isn't simply a group of neurons communicating using electrical impulses, firing in a specific pattern. If that was the case then it would be physically possible to build a computer out of transistors that had consciousness, and that seems unlikely (again, just a gut feeling).
If that is the case then some other physics must come into play, and the other other possible physics is quantum mechanics.
Anyway, it's obviously very speculative, but I find it interesting thinking about consciousness - it's one of the few things we don't understand.
Regarding downvotes: what's the obsession on HN with people downvoting opinions you don't happen to agree with, but are nevertheless logical and coherent?
- burnte 12y agoWherever the ability to downvote exists, people use it as an "I disagree" button. I hate that, and rarely downvote anything anywhere. Here, I do not even have the karma to downvote yet because I comment only when I feel I have something to add. :) As cor consciousness, I'm not convinced we're presently smart enough to understand consciousness. I think there's still new science to be discovered before we understand it.