Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration....

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Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration....

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Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration....

April 4, 2016 at 1:01 am (This post was last modified: April 4, 2016 at 1:07 am by maestroanth.)

....and nothing more. True or false? Secular reasoning only plz.....

I personally think it is, but that doesn't mean to say that this "illusion" isn't valuable. Probably more valuable than the molecules that create it even.

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Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by maestroanth - April 4, 2016 at 1:01 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Paraselene - April 4, 2016 at 1:02 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by maestroanth - April 4, 2016 at 10:53 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Alex K - April 4, 2016 at 1:39 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by brewer - April 4, 2016 at 8:36 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Whateverist - April 4, 2016 at 8:55 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by I_am_not_mafia - April 4, 2016 at 9:35 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by robvalue - April 4, 2016 at 11:19 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Time Traveler - April 4, 2016 at 1:05 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by robvalue - April 5, 2016 at 2:42 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Time Traveler - April 5, 2016 at 9:35 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Excited Penguin - April 5, 2016 at 3:18 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Time Traveler - April 4, 2016 at 12:02 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Brian37 - April 4, 2016 at 2:14 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by robvalue - April 5, 2016 at 3:18 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by I_am_not_mafia - April 5, 2016 at 3:20 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Alex K - April 5, 2016 at 3:28 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by robvalue - April 5, 2016 at 3:23 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by robvalue - April 5, 2016 at 3:32 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Time Traveler - April 6, 2016 at 4:08 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by robvalue - April 7, 2016 at 9:48 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by robvalue - April 5, 2016 at 12:28 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Neo-Scholastic - April 6, 2016 at 6:37 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by JuliaL - April 7, 2016 at 11:53 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Time Traveler - April 7, 2016 at 12:27 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion, a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by JuliaL - April 7, 2016 at 2:51 pm

Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Time Traveler - April 7, 2016 at 5:21 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by maestroanth - April 9, 2016 at 12:11 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Time Traveler - April 9, 2016 at 8:48 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by maestroanth - April 10, 2016 at 2:56 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by FatAndFaithless - April 7, 2016 at 2:51 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Phosphorescent Panties - April 8, 2016 at 1:21 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Heat - April 8, 2016 at 9:45 pm

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by maestroanth - April 10, 2016 at 2:59 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Goosebump - April 10, 2016 at 3:22 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by maestroanth - April 10, 2016 at 3:30 am

RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Little lunch - April 10, 2016 at 8:40 am

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