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Consciousness 7 years, 9 months agoCertain animals such as crows, elephants and chimps appear to be self aware and even understand something about death. Consciousness could have an evolutionary purpose for social animals…it could result in more cooperation and a better chance at survival. Through consciousness we have a conscience.
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PopeBeanie started the topic Consciousness Group Policy in the forum
Consciousness 7 years, 9 months ago“Curation” Policy
Sometimes I’ll want to edit, combine, re-arrange, and even index some posts so that this group is easier to search and navigate by members–especially new members.
For example, comments and links that are posted in the Home (“updates”) section can become much more useful in a related Forum, especially before they scroll way off…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie posted an update in the group
Consciousness 7 years, 9 months ago“Curation” Policy Note: Sometimes I’ll want to edit, combine, re-arrange, and even index some posts so that this group is easier to search and navigate by members (especially new members). For example, comments and links that are posted in the Home (“updates”) section can become much more useful in a related Forum Topic.
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PopeBeanie posted an update in the group
Consciousness 7 years, 9 months ago@Unseen would you mind if I copy the updates you’ve provided into a new Consciousness Forum topic I’d like to start named John Searle? (See the update to our Consciousness group description, which I’m not actually binding anyone to at this time.)
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Unseen posted an update in the group
Consciousness 7 years, 9 months agoTwo relevant discussions below by John Searle, who has a talent for speaking plainly in terms laypersons can understand.
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The best JS I’ve seen, so far, albeit I’ve found most of them enlightening. I like the foundaton it lays for scientific discussion. (Only 9 minutes long!)
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Oh wow…another youtube video by someone who confirms what you’ve already thought and a philosopher who hasn’t written anything moderately new on the topic in 30 years. Yeay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Consciousness 7 years, 9 months agoDoes consciousness have a use? (a USE, not a purpose.)
An analogy: a hammer has a use, to drive nails. Without nails, would hammers exist? I think not, so I would start with Does consciousness has a use?-
Does self-amusement count?
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Go out on a limb, pb, and answer it y’self.
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I will. When needed, we always have time to think and wind up a position or two, mate. 🙂
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As I currently think of consciousness as an “emergent” character, I’m not sure how precisely to answer that, other than to say that ALL brain processes result from evolutionary tuning. How those processes together are “used” is most probably understood insofar as to how they enhance individual survivabilty, and species survivability, including…[Read more]
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Any use that results in a being’s wanting to put the consciousness to that same use again would have evolutionary value.
Does self-amusement count? Does it have a number system: 1, 2, 3, …, n?-
Humor in general seems to be useful in a social environment. Maybe self-amusement stems from that and is useful just like an in-mind rehearsal before taking it public.
Specifically, when it comes to laughter, it seems to be a way to communicate that one is thinking of or experiencing something that is expected to be “very interesting, if not fun”…[Read more]
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Consciousness 7 years, 9 months ago(Don’t forget, to see a list of topics or start a new one, first click on the Forum button, above.)
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PopeBeanie started the topic For Starters… in the forum
Consciousness 7 years, 9 months agoThis is not yet a hard science like physics, or astronomy. We can speculate, state opinions, share our emotions and feelings, or share “scientific” discoveries to whatever extent we wish.
I personally believe that consciousness cannot be described as an all or nothing thing, but only as a spectrum of possible experiences, which sometimes can be…[Read more]
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Gay Atheist. 8 years agoIt very well could be the case. There have been no shortage of homophobic crusaders spitting out vile word vomit against LGTB, and then getting caught having gay sex…in a bathroom, in their own political office, via Grindr, in hotels under false names, with masseuses and escorts, and lets not forget the religious leaders who are a…[Read more]
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Davis posted an update in the group
Gay Atheist. 8 years agoquote:
” think that, living in a homophobic country and culture, that someone like Jason Jones should be commended for his courage and fortitude. I know nothing else about him, but can’t help but admire this part of him, that he takes action in a big and public way, against culture persecution, to bring about change. How wonderful to s…[Read more]
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Tom Sarbeck posted an update in the group
Gay Atheist. 8 years agoI’m straight but a cousin I grew up with, having tried straight marriage, realized he was gay. In the late 1980s, not having ended his marriage, he died of AIDS and his wife inherited.
In San Francisco, gay men I knew responded to xian Jerry Falwell’s persistent attacks by saying his attacks enabled him to deny his own homosexualty. Ditto for the…[Read more] - Load More
