But internet is basically the transmission of data through optical fibre cables and servers. That data is in the form of light (broadband signals) or telephone signals. That can be equated to consciousness. But the whole interpretation of that data is upto us - which is the mind.
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:28 PM, 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
