(July 30, 2015 at 12:51 pm)robvalue Wrote: If you change the definition of consciousness to "a meaningless property that everything has" then we're sorted. Rocks have consciousness, and we can all agree.
Consciousness has to be one of the most fascinating and elusive concepts. So close to home, yet so far from understood. And so easy to talk shit about and create wild interpretations based on nothing.
Very true Rob. Ask someone to explain what consciousness IS. We can explain its effects and perceptions, relation to brain, etc. But what IS it? Same with energy. What is it? Just because we don't know what it is doesn't means it's not real nor should we right off a person as an intellectual because they cannot explain it. The simple answer, "We don't know".
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.
