RE: Is God a logical contradiction?
February 19, 2020 at 11:44 pm
(This post was last modified: February 20, 2020 at 12:24 am by John 6IX Breezy.)
In science, the measurement is the observation. If you're measuring voltage, then you're observing voltage. Correlates on the other hand are relationships, not measurements; they have no dimensions and no units (with the exception of correlation coefficients in statistics). You don't measure anything with them, therefore, you can't observe anything with them.
You can, however, measure correlates themselves. You can measure a behavior. You can measure brain activity. I think this is where you're confused. Measuring a correlate of consciousness, is not the same as measuring consciousness itself. This is why the dictum "correlation is not causation" is so basic. Neural activity and behavior may correlate with consciousness for reasons that have nothing to do with consciousness.
You can, however, measure correlates themselves. You can measure a behavior. You can measure brain activity. I think this is where you're confused. Measuring a correlate of consciousness, is not the same as measuring consciousness itself. This is why the dictum "correlation is not causation" is so basic. Neural activity and behavior may correlate with consciousness for reasons that have nothing to do with consciousness.
