Both consciousness and the internet have some form of existence otherwise there would be no possibility of discussion of their existence or non-existence. But,like you say...cannot exist alone...independent of...?
On Jul 31, 6:28 am, Mark Ty-Wharton <[email protected]> wrote: > Consciousness is like the Internet > > It does not exist > > There is a structure for existence for the Internet - servers - switchers - > routers - nodes > > Disconnect all the individual computers from the Internet and it ceases to > exist as an entity though the hardware would still be present > > The brain is a structure for existence for consciousness > > Think of neurons in the brain as nodes > > If neurons are firing consciousness is present and we speak about it as if it > is a thing > > Like the Internet, not a thing that can exist on its own > > Everyone knows what it is > > It has a noun in language > > But it doesn't exist > > It's a concept > > You are a concept! > > Cheers > > Mark > > Sent from an iPhone
