bishop
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I would like opinions on the questions below. This is just a starting point, and I'd like to pursue some other lines of inquiry after I get a sense of where people are coming from. If you don't feel like answering the questions with some directness that's fine, but I would very much appreciate that the thread not be derailed with some other type of generalized commentary.
For clarification I'm using the dictionary definition of consciousness (1+2 especially), but if you have some other way to describe what it is please feel free to explain.
1. Is consciousness a "post filtered" event? By this I mean is consciousness the experience we have after it has been received and processed by the brain?
2. Is there something other than this (#1), and what are some examples of it?
3. Is there a correlation between the brain and consciousness?
4. Do changes in brain state, via alteration, damage, or any other kind of event affect consciousness?
5. The very existence of consciousness seems to be the go-to phenomenon when arguing against a materialist position. Are there any other tangible examples of something that is not physical in nature (and not related to consciousness) that carries the same weight?
Thanks and looking forward to your responses.
For clarification I'm using the dictionary definition of consciousness (1+2 especially), but if you have some other way to describe what it is please feel free to explain.
1. Is consciousness a "post filtered" event? By this I mean is consciousness the experience we have after it has been received and processed by the brain?
2. Is there something other than this (#1), and what are some examples of it?
3. Is there a correlation between the brain and consciousness?
4. Do changes in brain state, via alteration, damage, or any other kind of event affect consciousness?
5. The very existence of consciousness seems to be the go-to phenomenon when arguing against a materialist position. Are there any other tangible examples of something that is not physical in nature (and not related to consciousness) that carries the same weight?
Thanks and looking forward to your responses.
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