Nothing personal. I do not like polls, I do not think they are reflective of peoples true views as wording of questions and responses (and the limitations thereof) hinder rather than elicit conversation.I didn’t assume the universe isn’t sentient I said I struggle to grapple with sentience in a universe.... which appears when one observes it to be but rocks floating around. I didn’t qualify whether said rocks were sentient or not it was open ended and clearly an option within the poll. — Benj96
I wonder about that. If a person no longer knows their name, remembers their family and friends, has forgotten their life experiences are they still “Uncle Joe”? I guess it depends on how you define “self” and “I”. I think mind comes in various degrees and various forms but the fundamental ontology is the question. If one is seriously demented one probably is aware in the “now” (like many creatures are) could be said to be “conscious” but I think a “sense of self” (open to definition) requires continuity of memory. I don’t mean to be argumentative. I could preface everything with IMHO. I am just providing thoughts.Your reasoning that my memories and experiences are the only things that provide a sense of self is also just an assumption. That would mean someone with severe Alzheimer’s or dementia doesn’t have a sense of self or a conscious awareness because their memories or experiences are muddled up or disintegrating yet they still interpret the world around them. — Benj96
I agree with your first sentence.Consciousness is not a physical thing like blood or oxygen, we know where those are held. It is an actualization of things that are physical and metaphysical including senses, memories, and concepts such as time — Outlander
The mind is aware by itself. The body, which is an imitation of a mind, — EnPassant
Where does consciousness reside? — Benj96
No, they are not what.What are they? — Professor Death
But I like to get my ducks in a row. — unenlightened
Sounds like consciousness comes from the I then — Professor Death
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