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Does it make sense to speak of "Universal Consciousness" or "Universal Intelligence"?
RE: Does it make sense to speak of "Universal Consciousness" or "Univer...
(May 20, 2014 at 10:55 pm)Rampant.A.I. Wrote:
(May 20, 2014 at 9:43 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: The one question materialists never answer is this: "What does consciousness actually do?"

Probably because your question makes no sense.

Consciousness is an evolved mechanism of problem solving for survival.
No. The brain is an evolved mechanism of problem solving for survival. It takes in physical input, processes it through an algorithm, and outputs behaviors. You haven't explained why it is necessary for a person's brain to ACTUALLY experience its environment as a sentient agent, rather than just processing its inputs and dutifully outputting its behaviors.
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RE: Does it make sense to speak of "Universal Consciousness" or "Univer... - by bennyboy - May 21, 2014 at 12:34 am

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