The "I am disappointed in you HN" intro was offputting. Say what you're going to say, I don't need to be shamed by the principle for it. Practically, it also

The "I am disappointed in you HN" intro was offputting. Say what you're going to say, I don't need to be shamed by the principle for it. Practically, it also makes your article less relevant to the population as a whole, and it will feel out of date a month after this discussion. Regarding the content: the reason I don't find discussions about consciousness particularly stimulating is because they feel more like philosophy than science. The people who address it scientifically (who are named in the article - Kurzweil, Dawkins, Munroe) - are also the ones dismissing it.