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Re:Is Consciousness Everywhere? by tayo42 on Thursday March 18, 2021 @03:55PM (#26506855)
> There is not a single claim made in this book which does not have a reference to a proper peer-reviewed paper attached to it,

I'm skeptical of this claim in general, there's a lot of research that either isn't reliable, biased or gets twisted to support a claim. Then this i think becomes pop science, low quality sounds realistic to me kind of things. When you have to emphasize "based on science" my bs sensor goes off.

Idk if anyone else feels that way, I feel like have to approach a lot claims skeptically in fields I don't know enough about.

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Re:Is Consciousness Everywhere? by forgotmypw17 on Thursday March 18, 2021 @04:16PM (#26507106)
well, from past experience, if i don,t address the ,,hard science,, aspect of it, i just get laughed at, especially at a place like here, where scientific beliefs reign supreme. that,s why i stress that fact.

i found it not only convincing, but also to have practical applications which are not difficult to arrive at with a little thinking.

if you are a well-intentioned tinkerer and hacker not limiting yourself to digital devices with a manual, you may find it intriguing.

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