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In reply to the discussion: Consciousness: often even scientifically minded people make unscientific assumptions [View all]AleksS
(1,665 posts)51. I think it's also well analogized (is that a word?) by
I think it's also well analogized (is that a word?) by the lottery.
While it is vanishingly improbable that I will win, it is not nearly as unlikely that someone will win. And ultimately, when a guy does win it would be silly to tell him: "Hey, you really didn't win, since the chances of you winning were so darn low."
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cpwm17
May 2014
OP
your comments seem to rely heavily on "infinite", a term that doesn't appear in the dawkins extract
unblock
May 2014
#1
if your quibble is about the finite number of finite genes required to for your counscious-self
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May 2014
#6
from your selfish perspective, with an understanding of this concept, you would recognize
unblock
May 2014
#34
Your consciousness is an emergent property of many different processes of the brain...
Humanist_Activist
May 2014
#41
No, I just think he should rethink some of his assumptions concerning consciousness
cpwm17
May 2014
#21
While his explanation makes some sense when describing the biologic entity that is a person,
cbayer
May 2014
#16
(somewhat aside) I used to wonder how other species experience their "universes".
pinto
May 2014
#17
You can claim that it is impossible for a consciousness to return after the body dies
cpwm17
May 2014
#33
Your mistake is assuming that consciousness is, in itself, an individual process of the brain...
Humanist_Activist
May 2014
#42
In my way of looking at things, what you describe is personality, not consciousness.
cbayer
May 2014
#43
I blame you for what I'm doing now, watching Crash Course: Psychology on youtube...
Humanist_Activist
May 2014
#46
I think the easiest way to think of consciousness is that its an emergent property of complex...
Humanist_Activist
May 2014
#57