That's a great analogy. I like it better than hand and fingers thing or the ocean and waves thing. You may have come up with the new analogy to be used for the next five hundred years. Did you come up with that one your own? Do you mind if I take credit for it, if you did? :)
On Jul 31, 6:35 am, Rodger <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
