trying to snare the concept of consciousness in a definition that brings it inside the rational and empirical is a favorite pastime of the overweening and is in every case completely analogous to the drunk looking for his keys under the lamppost because the light's better there
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That something is the bundle of neuron chains.
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how many neurons in a chain does it take for a point of view to exist? are neurons special? does a homeostasis-maintaining clockwork mechanism have a point of view? does a connectionist network model have a point of view?
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You've got it backwards, warp-spawn. The brain is actively anticipating the next incoming signals, not reacting. Zombies are incoherent.
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and this, to you, explains the existence of subjects of perception? uh, Imperial scum, i guess
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