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Re:Is Consciousness Everywhere? by morpheos137 on Thursday March 18, 2021 @05:35PM (#26507814)
Do you suppose neurons consider the super organism they are part of? No. So why should humans. Yes "we" are all fragments of the unified human experience, but our role, as individuals is to live as individuals.
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Re:Is Consciousness Everywhere? by dr_dshiv on Friday March 19, 2021 @05:01AM (#26511296)
Hmm, not sure I agree. I think our role is to create a harmonious global society. But to do that, we need to take care of yourself, our friends and family, etc.

And do neurons know about us? Well, they only know what they know. I think what they know could potentially be an empirical question. Some neurons are far more complex and connected than others.

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