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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...
(June 3, 2014 at 7:03 pm)bennyboy Wrote:
(June 3, 2014 at 12:12 pm)rasetsu Wrote: Yes. You've been saying that since the day you got here. You're incredulous that a brain can give rise to mind. Regardless, the evidence is that qualia are the result of brain activity.
Have I at any point showed incredulity that brains can give rise to mind? I don't think so.
(May 28, 2013 at 5:33 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Why is there subjective awareness, in a universe which is supposedly composed only of physical interactions? Why shouldn't even human beings be able to take in data, process it, and output a behavior, without ever actually experiencing this process?
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RE: Does it make sense to speak of "Universal Consciousness" or "Univer... - by Angrboda - June 4, 2014 at 3:43 pm

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