On 10/24/2019 6:46 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
And this means that we do, after all, know something about the
intrinsic nature of matter, over and above everything we know in
knowing the equations of physics. Why? Because we know the intrinsic
nature of consciousness and consciousness is a form of matter.
That is sheer non-sense. If consciousness is a form of matter, what is
its mass, volume, temperature, etc. That makes non sense, intuitively,
and indeed with mechanism, we do get a “simple” theory of
consciousness (machine’s knowledge), and we can explain the illusion
of matter from this, in a testable way.
It's a "form" in a metaphorical sense, as wetness is an attribute to
water and some other liquid compounds. It appears when the matter is
sufficiently complex in it's arrangement and interactions to produce
responses to its environment that are intelligent and purposeful.
That's exactly the operational criterion we use to infer consciousness
in other beings. And it implies degrees of consciousness. Something
Platonic concepts of consciousness cannot do.
Brent
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