However, my thesis does not view Consciousness as fundamental. Instead, Awareness, and specifically self-awareness, seems to be an emergent property of material evolution. — Gnomon

If you have had maybe looked at my RFOC Theory (videos or texts) there is a part of discussion which, similar to Chalmers, tries to disassemble "Consciousness" into its basis and the rest, in order to disambiguate "easy problems" from "the hard problem", and yes, aware perception is the BASIS.

If we explain physically how does the aware perception rise from neural processes, we have solved it.

There is no such thing as "material evolution" btw, as in physics, all is a form of energy - or quantum fields that interact, if you will. Material (fermions, barions) are just around 4.5% of the total, a form of static energy with a particular spin.

So, what is fundamental to physical reality is Causal Energy, which can transform into Matter. Moreover, cutting-edge science, has recently equated causal Energy with semantic Information*2. So, I have concluded that EnFormAction*3 (energy + form + action) is the causal power-to-transform. that is fundamental to our evolving material & mental world. Does, any of that make sense to you? :smile: — Gnomon

sorry, not.

It seems you will at some point pull a joker out of pocket and claim that this proves Creationism, probably. :P

We know more or less EXACTLY when and how energy builds particles, that is why we built the Hadron Collider for 20 or more billion $, you know... and there is no "causal energy" required nor defined for that.

Living organisms exist in a state that is far from the equilibrium of Entropy, and successfully dissipate Energy — Gnomon

this is all upside down to a FUBAR state, sorry.

Living organisms dissipate entropy to maintain homeostasis, and this principle is deeply rooted in thermodynamics.

I do not want to hurt you or make you feel bad, but please read and study more.

Nowadays you can chat with an AI, and it will quickly point you out the mistakes and incongruences.

I do not want to hurt you or make you feel bad, but please read and study more. — Ulthien

Sticks & stones may break my bones, but Forum posts can't hurt me. So, when someone says "read and study more" I assume they are referring to a 'thus saith the Lord" Bible, and a revealed Faith. Thanks, but I don't do Faith anymore. Besides, for me, the provenance of Consciousness is just a philosophical curiosity question, not of eternal salvation. :cool:

Living organisms dissipate entropy to maintain homeostasis, and this principle is deeply rooted in thermodynamics. — Ulthien

Energy and Entropy are not material substances that can be concentrated or watered-down. They are actually statistical measures of potential for work (for physical change). But, for convenience, we often refer to them metaphorically as-if they are tangible things. How is my metaphor wrong, and yours is right? :smile: