RE: Theory number 3.
October 28, 2012 at 6:25 pm
(This post was last modified: October 28, 2012 at 6:30 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
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. The typical definition of conscious doesn't apply to neurons because their consciousness is scientifically undetectable, but that doesn't mean they're not conscious on an insignificant scale that's undetectable by science. I'm not saying they're conscious, but they may be in some insignificant and undetectable sense. Science wouldn't say they were conscious. If they are they're nothing like us, they have no feelings and they understand nothing of course. Any "senses" they have would be nothing like us, and would be completely undetectable by science.