On 9 December 2013 05:52, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 4:38 PM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Could you name a materialistic theory that explains consciousness >> > > Consciousness is the feeling information has when it is being processed; > if conscious is fundamental, that is to say it comes at the end of a long > line of "what is that?" questions, then after saying that there is just > nothing more that can be said about it. And hey, it's just as good as a > billion other consciousness theories. >
Ah yes, Max Tegmark's "theory".These aren't theories, is the problem. One needs a rigorous definition of what consciousness is, to start with, and then a theory that explains all its observed features, and makes testable predictions. Otherwise all one has is a jumble of words. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
