Re:No, really—consciousness is worth thinking about
by eloff on Sunday August 11, 2013 @11:40PM
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A wireless router that evolved through a process of natural selection from simple, not conscious single-celled (and simpler) life-forms? That seems a bit far-fetched don't you think?
Re:No, really—consciousness is worth thinking about
by rickhanlonii on Monday August 12, 2013 @08:31AM
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I agree; that does seem far-fetched. But that doesn't change the fact that it's a legitimate objection that demands respectable consideration.
I agree with you. However, we both have to give serious consideration to the objection that our brains are a necessary but not sufficient condition of consciousness.
We do not know, as of yet, that our brains are not merely some sort of wireless router for some higher existential consciousness. I don't think it is, but intellectual integrity demands that it's seriously considered.