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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....
April 4, 2016 at 2:14 pm
(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.

Consciousness is NOT an illusion. Our perceptions of reality can be flawed yes. "Consciousness" is an abstract word we use to describe the biological manifestations of the interactions with others. Our "I" are a result of genes, brain health, and all the input our senses soak in. If we were not conscious we would not be typing to each other or responding to each other.

It is a manifestation of evolutionary processes, an outcome. Like we describe 55 miles an hour when we describe a car in motion.
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RE: Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration.... - by Brian37 - April 4, 2016 at 2:14 pm

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