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Re:Is the Universe Conscious? by ElatedOwl on Monday October 23, 2017 @03:09PM (#15536029)
Can we be certain of consciousness? How can we be certain that what we perceive as reality isn't some demon feeding sensory information to our brain?
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Re:Is the Universe Conscious? by danenania on Monday October 23, 2017 @03:45PM (#15536346)
That would still be consciousness--or call it 'perception' if you like. But yes, objectively speaking, this is as likely to be the case as any other explanation.
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Re:Is the Universe Conscious? by liberte82 on Monday October 23, 2017 @05:06PM (#15536937)
We can be certain of - "something's going on". That's about as far as we can take it, but it's something that isn't nothing.
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