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Originally Posted by Ian I mean precisely what I say, no more no less. The ontological status of consciousness has nothing to do with consciousness per se. |
Does "consciousness in and of itself" allow for consciousness to be a process?
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It is always distinct. Consciousness is never identical to any physical process.
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So P4 should be:
P4. In a physical world, consciousness is distinct from the underlying physical activity.
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Why don't you actually read my original proof. I swear to you that I'm unable to express myself any more clearer than I already have in my blog. I have no idea why you don't believe me. Skeptics never ever understand anything I say. So there's absolutely no purpose served in discussing anything about metaphysics with them.
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Ah, so you don't actually like the wording of C1:
C1. According to science it is not consciousness in and of itself which is responsible for the complete certainty of our own consciousness.
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As I keep telling you for the millionth billionth time, if you still fail to understand, then there is nothing more I can say or do. That goes for your skeptic friends over at the jref too.
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All right, you've convinced me. To hell with it.
~~ Paul