Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness

[abaris]

That's news to me. I'd love to see someone demonstrate that an earthworm is conscious.

What do you think it does? It's aware on some level, otherwise it wouldn't survive. And that's what consciousness ultimately is. Awarness, that helps any species to navigate it's environment and to survive in that environment. Why Harris should feel the need to embelish that simple fact with some kind of spirituality is beyond me. But I've long given up on the question why Harris feels the need to make any of his claims other than for the greater glory of Harris.