On Friday, August 9, 2019, Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 8:59 PM Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> What role do you see decoherence playing in consciousness? In other >> words, could you explain why shedding IR photons into an external >> environment necessary for the mind to be conscious? >> > > Consciousness is a classical phenomenon since the brain is a classical > object (not in a state of quantum coherence). So decoherence, and the > emergence of the classical from the quantum, is essential for > consciousness. Just as to be conscious is to be conscious of something, > such as the external world. > > You appear to be extrapolating a causation from the appearance of a correlation: "The brain is classical, and the brain is conscious, therefore all consciousness must be classical." The conclusion doesn't follow from the premise. Also, is a brain really conscious of the external world, or is it conscious of it's internal states? The redness of a red apple does not exist physically. Redness is an invention of the brain, which cannot be found in the external world of colorless particles. Jason -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CA%2BBCJUjgSDZqezp35FNi7tM1u3p%2B34PFK1ANq7q3a77gSVt%3DFQ%40mail.gmail.com.
