Do you believe this?

No materialist theory of consciousness is plausible. All such theories either deny the very thing they are trying to explain, result in absurd scenarios, or end up requiring an immaterial intervention. (Eric Holloway)

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BlueVeins · 26-30

No, not at all. The principle of emergence is evident in everything from the higher-level functionalities of beehives to the ability of computers to manipulate ideas on a basic level. A bunch of simple things in the right arrangement can perform highly-complex functions.

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@BlueVeins I think you missed the import of the comment.

BlueVeins · 26-30

@hippyjoe1955 That sentence doesn't have meaning.

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@BlueVeins It has a lot of meaning.