I of course think that "consciousness arises from the function of matter in some configurations" (the conscious brain is nothing but the cells and chemicals operating inside the skull), but it's doing more than* information processing*. It's doing *experience processing*. People can deliberate until the cows come home why information processing is sufficient or is not sufficient. If one is already an "information processing is sufficient for consciousness" fan, then nothing will probably change their belief in that.
The brain is an experience processing engine. Experience cannot be reduced to information. That's the essence of panpsychism. @philipthrift On Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 3:31:06 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: > > But your "protopsychical parts" seem to be nothing more than the potential > to function in something conscious; which is the same as the physicalist > theory that consciousness arises from the function of matter in some > configurations. Except physicalism is more explicit; it distinguishes > information processing, evidenced by intelligent behavior, as instantiating > consciousness. > > Brent > > On 5/5/2019 1:08 PM, [email protected] <javascript:> wrote: > > > > On Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 2:45:21 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: >> >> >> my cells, and "my" bacteria, are conscious at the level of biochemical >> information processing. But that's not part of my inner narrative >> consciousness. >> >> Brent >> > > > As I wrote previously: > > cells have some level of *elementary protoconsciousness*. When combined > into certain configurations (like a human brain), these *protopsychical > parts* are fused into something (fully) conscious. > > @philipthrift > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
