Somebody wrote: "So there are probably grades of consciousness, just as there are grades of ability to communicate. Cats, dogs, and some birds, are quite high on this scale, but jellyfish are probably quite low. But can you rule out the possibility that some environmental awareness does not constitute low level consciousness?"
# Indeed, there are grades of consciousness, I would say a smooth transition from a grade of consciuosness to another grade. When suffering from hydrocephalus (water in the brain) you may experience some apparent consciousness (and self-consciousness), but that is a true "first person" experience, or feeling. In other words, if somebody asks "who are you?", or "where are you now?", "what day is today?", you may be in trouble. Four years ago I said to the doctor: "That is simple, today is August 13, 1978."). Thus, to me, consciousness is not a 0/1 function, s. -- 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
