(August 3, 2011 at 3:27 am)PlatinumDoodles Wrote: That is exactly my point. Without anyone in it, all the universe would be is a useless place in which everything that happened within wouldn't matter because the universe would end in blackness for eternity (or repeat the process for eternity) and the time that all takes to happen would also be meaningless. There would be no point to the passage of time.
So let me get this straight; Your point is that a universe without consciousness in it is one that wouldn't matter to anyone and it would be devoid of meaning therefore consciousness is a necessary part of a universe? That's a complete non-sequitur and also an imposition of your values onto the cosmos - Of course there is nothing matters if there aren't any sufficiently intelligent creatures to care - but this says nothing about the universe being contingent upon the existence of consciousness at some moment in time.
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