alt Hacker NewsI think the alternative is that our brain, somehow, is connected to some metaphysical aspect of reality which is what most religions believe.
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vouwfietsman • today at 6:44 AM
"an", not "the" alternative.
Consciousness can be not-emergent but also not metaphysical, think sci-fi-type undiscovered physics or matter.
kelseyfrog • today at 5:09 AM
Another alternative is that consciousness exists on the map, and unfortunately we're confusing that with the territory.
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The counter to that is that altering the brain directly alters the consciousness. I can take LSD and I literally change. I can have parts of my brain removed and parts of my self disappear. It's not like cutting off a leg, where I lose capabilities but am still the same me.
The logical conclusion is that the brain makes me.