(January 13, 2023 at 8:38 am)Dmitry1983 Wrote:(January 13, 2023 at 8:28 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: How does an unconscious chimpanzee disprove evolution?Proposed creature is VERY similar to humans. With our technology we could determine that it's different species but from evolutionary point of view it is as good at survival as humans(but lacks consciousness).
Quote:Also, why would it disprove just evolution when it comes to humans?If such creature is possible, subjective experience is unnecessary for survival.
Epiphenomenalism being true doesn't automatically mean human evolution is false. If consciousness is an inevitable (but otherwise unnecessary from an evolutionary perspective) by-product of the workings of something complex like the brain, then evolution would still carry on, albeit with this practically unnecessary by-product called consciousness tagging along for the ride.