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....

Whateverist

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

April 4, 2016 at 8:55 am (This post was last modified: April 4, 2016 at 10:55 am by Whateverist.)

(April 4, 2016 at 1:01 am)maestroanth Wrote: ....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.

I never feel qualified to make the "and nothing more" judgement. Do you think the nothing more part is especially important to your comment? Could one portion of the mind, the conscious part, somehow reason its way to such a conclusion? Maybe my model unit is defective. Gotta admit I don't know. Whatever it may be consciousness is doing and regardless of the means, I'll take it!

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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 Silver - 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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