Consciousness without an active brain does not exist. — Vladimir Krymchakov
Consciousness without an active brain does not exist. — Vladimir Krymchakov
Only such a complex system as the brain can produce consciousness — Vladimir Krymchakov
We can change our experiences and our identity by altering our brains, but we can't change our consciousness. — bert1
Only such a complex system as the brain can produce consciousness. — Vladimir Krymchakov
For the existence of consciousness requires complex organic matter. — Vladimir Krymchakov
I think you would find our consciousness very much can be changed by altering our brain. Taking psychedelics -ie adding chemicals to the composition of the brain, being inflicted with brain damage, meditating, sleeping. All of these actions dramatically influence our state of consciousness — Benj96
They change what you experience, of course. And we can call the content of consciousness 'states' of consciousness. But this sheds no light on what the general necessary and sufficient conditions for consciousness (or identity in my view) are in anything other than humans. — bert1
First of all, we don't know whether other animals have a conscience or not. We're talking about human consciousness and more especially our own.But this sheds no light on what the general necessary and sufficient conditions for consciousness (or identity in my view) are in anything other than humans. — bert1
If the content of consciousness is 'states' of consciousness and I experience a point at which I died and a point at which I came back to life, is temporary death therefore a state of consciousness? — Benj96
n other words, he uses phenomenology as a tool to show that the subject-object distinction is not fundamental to reality, and neither is the idea of an inner and external world. — Mickey
In your normal experience, the hammering shows up in a referential totality, — Mickey
If consciousness is not strictly materialist in origin- being nothing more than a complex product of chemical reactions and electrical impulses of cells, then why can we completely alter the state of consciousness/our experience with chemicals, drugs or neurotransmitters. — Benj96
What is consciousness then? If you introspect into your consciousness you will find experiences and emotions. Nothing more. Remove the experiences and emotions and your consciousness will be empty. — David Mo
First of all, we don't know whether other animals have a conscience or not. We're talking about human consciousness and more especially our own. — David Mo
It is good evidence to think that a living human brain is a necessary and sufficient condition to have a human consciousness. — David Mo
So we can discuss endlessly.
I am a materialist. — Vladimir Krymchakov
How would you solve the problem? — David Mo
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