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Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration....
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RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration....
I think a Boltzmann brain is only more likely than a conventional brain if you ignore evolution by natural selection. The level of redundant detail and self consistency we observe in our consciously perceived experience to me also seems very unlikely to arise in a BB
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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

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