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Consciousness, and related notions like sentience and self-awareness, denote the capacity of certain organisms to express recognition of their own presence in the world.
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What do we deem conscious or not? Is it just sensations and experiences? What is the cutoff ...
and the amalgamation of the consciousness of each nerve fiber and synaptic connection gives rise to a greater consciousness i.e., our consciousness (the brain's consciousness)? … If we accept that life and consciousness are mutual then does that mean a virus loses and gains consciousness depending on environment or is it the case that it always has consciousness? …
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Is Alzheimer’s disease evidence for the non-existence of the soul?
I would say it would make more sense to syllogize consciousness and soul rather than memory and soul. … Edit: Consciousness is more multifaceted than just its parts i.e., memory, thoughts, self awareness, emotions and other arising traits. …
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How can we possibly know if the entire populous of the human race is not one big China brain...
I guess in a way I am asking how do we know what this consciousness is fully experiencing i.e., how can we understand the qualia? Can we capture the "metaphysical" experience of this conscience? … Edit: From the comments, I see that the results of the consciousness that arises doesn't necessarily need to be displayed in an extra dimension. …