(October 28, 2012 at 6:25 pm)DoubtVsFaith Wrote: For the time being, I agree. Imagine a conscious neuron. If it's conscious it would be on such a small scale that it means nothing like what we mean by "conscious" when applied to us.
Like you said before; a brain is more than the sum of its parts. Until we can define exactly how many of those parts are required, and in what complexity, we won't be able to figure this one out.