evolution

[Jehanne]

Ironic, isn't it? The NIH, for many years, was lead by Dr. Francis Collins, a professed evangelical Christian.

[Anomalocaris]

The brain is much more than a survival tool; for instance, non-reproductive sex is quite pleasant.

More only if copious malfunctions is counted as a feature.

[Mermaid]

nevermind

[LadyForCamus]

The brain in non human animals constantly records, sorts and stores all sensory input, and than uses it to survive, that is what the brain evolved to do. Just like every other organ, it is a survival tool. What than is self awareness and consciousness, and why does it exist, what is it's purpose. Is it just a spandrel of language?

Fundamental reality explains a jumble of actions, awareness is reborn in the light of these mysteries ergo Eternal stillness is the continuity of nonlocal experiences.

That should clear it up.

Mystic Knight would be so proud of you. 😛

[Paleophyte]

Doesn't anyone on this forum actually know how to answer a science based question

Yes, but it's clear that you don't know how to ask one.

The brain in non human animals constantly records, sorts and stores all sensory input, and than uses it to survive, that is what the brain evolved to do. Just like every other organ, it is a survival tool. What than is self awareness and consciousness, and why does it exist, what is it's purpose. Is it just a spandrel of language?

Aside from the errors in grammar, you might notice the lack of a question mark. Ignoring that, what precisely do you mean by "self-awareness" and "consciousness"? And before we pop the hood on this how much do you know about emergent behaviours and self-organizing systems?

[Ranjr]

Consciousness and self-awareness come the immortal soul bestowed on human beings by God.

There, now you can go.

[Disagreeable]

The brain in non human animals constantly records, sorts and stores all sensory input, and than uses it to survive, that is what the brain evolved to do. Just like every other organ, it is a survival tool. What than is self awareness and consciousness, and why does it exist, what is it's purpose. Is it just a spandrel of language?

Consciousness doesn't need a purpose. It's a by-product of other things with a purpose. As is often the case in evolution.

[Jehanne]

The brain in non human animals constantly records, sorts and stores all sensory input, and than uses it to survive, that is what the brain evolved to do. Just like every other organ, it is a survival tool. What than is self awareness and consciousness, and why does it exist, what is it's purpose. Is it just a spandrel of language?

Consciousness doesn't need a purpose. It's a by-product of other things with a purpose. As is often the case in evolution.

Consciousness also aides with survival and the passing of one's genes, except when it comes to nuclear weapons and catastrophic climate change.

[GrandizerII]

The brain in non human animals constantly records, sorts and stores all sensory input, and than uses it to survive, that is what the brain evolved to do. Just like every other organ, it is a survival tool. What than is self awareness and consciousness, and why does it exist, what is it's purpose. Is it just a spandrel of language?

The hard problem of consciousness is not an argument against evolution, if that's what you were trying to get at.

Evolution is true whether there is a hard problem or not.

And it's not an argument for God.

[brewer]

Is this enough to make evol go away?