So these two worlds have the same physical laws, but they're still different from each other. What is that supposed difference? It's consciousness. Therefore, does that mean consciousness is not physical by merit of me being able to imagine said two worlds? — Yun Jae Jung
Why can't consciousness be a wholly physical phenomenon? It presumably comes out of certain configurations of matter, i.e. brains. — Manuel
Let's work with gut feelings. — TheMadFool
This is not a scientific answer. It is about answering questions through experiments. In philosophy also through thought experiments.
What is then your gut feeling to dark matter? Why research? We'll just ask you — SolarWind
Simple questions: Does a housefly have consciousness? — SolarWind
"Simple questions: Does a housefly have consciousness? — SolarWind"
Difficult to answer without a clear definition of what consciousness is. — Vince
Would you ask the same question if someone hit their dog? Is the dog even conscious?
Why is it self-evident for you that the dog is capable of suffering, but you start to wonder about the housefly?
Do you also think about the clear definition of consciousness with the dog? — SolarWind
maybe physicality alone can't create self-awareness — Yun Jae Jung
It seems to me that non-human animals are not bio-machines, so I assume that they have consciousness, but it doesn't make it true. But let's assume it's true, is animal consciousness the same as human consciousness? There are just too many elements in the definition of consciousness to answer the question with a simple yes or no. — Vince
For example, I could imagine a blue balloon and a red balloon and know for sure that one of the differences in type is color. It would be wrong of me to say I could imagine these two balloons have the same color. So as you can see, you can still draw logical conclusions from even imaginary scenarios. -The very fact that you can imagine it shows that it's concurrent with the concept of a characteristic or type. — Yun Jae Jung
Thoughts? Flaws? -Yes, I know where babies come from but maybe physicality alone can't create self-awareness and there's a magical man that puts souls in objects. — Yun Jae Jung
So these two worlds have the same physical laws, but they're still different from each other. What is that supposed difference? It's consciousness. Therefore, does that mean consciousness is not physical by merit of me being able to imagine said two worlds? — Yun Jae Jung
What is "self"? Presumably, what (individual) "consciousness" identifies with, e.g., body, emotions, thoughts, etc.
But can consciousness be aware of itself beyond that? If yes, what is the object of that awareness? How could it be described or conceived? — Apollodorus
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