Hi Hal Ruhl Consciousness = life = intelligence. These are an inseparable, subjective, inextended properties of a living being.
In addition, intelligence requires free will of some degree in order to make life-preserving choices for an associated, objective body, such as are required for self-animation, metabolism, self-defense, eating and mating. Roger Clough, [email protected] 11/7/2012 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Hal Ruhl Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-11-06, 13:27:27 Subject: Re: Life: origin, purpose, and qualia spectrum Hi Everyone: Here are some expansions on my prior post regarding the following three topics: i) Consciousness: Define it for now as the detection by a life entity of the current system energy configuration both internal and external to the life entity sufficient to ensure its adherence to its "Actual Purpose" [AP] in its universe. In our universe it appears that even single cells may have antenna to facilitate this detection. See "ScienceNews", 11/03/12, page 16. I have proposed that life's AP in this universe is the one I derived in earlier posts. Call this "proposed Actual Purpose 1" [pAP1]. I see no reason how the life? Origin that I propose and pAP1 conflict with such antenna on individual cells. ii) Freewill: pAP1 precludes it because life must always follow its purpose, so too for any AP that differs from pAP1. iii) Species survival: Life on this planet is in the midst of an extinction event [not a new idea] that can't be stopped because pAP1 would be the only priority for life. We may not be extinguished as a species but we can't exclude ourselves from the extinction because of pPA1. There have been a number of extinction events. However, evolution has used some of these to produce new life entities with greater energy hang-up barrier busting ability than the extinguished ones - new life entities such as ourselves from the K-Pg event. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
