(December 15, 2012 at 5:59 pm)Alfred Wrote: Does/Could a cosmic consciousness exist?
On the assumption you're using the general accepted definitions of consciousness:
Quote:1:
a: the quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself
b: the state or fact of being conscious of an external object, state, or fact
c: awareness; especially : concern for some social or political cause
2: the state of being characterized by sensation, emotion, volition, and thought : mind
3: the totality of conscious states of an individual
4: the normal state of conscious life <regained consciousness>
5: the upper level of mental life of which the person is aware as contrasted with unconscious processes
...the answer is no. Consciousness is a property of brains, demonstrably. No brain, no consciousness.
Sum ergo sum
