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Old 04-02-2008, 07:35 PM
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Paul C. Anagnostopoulos is offline
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Originally Posted by Dyson
This is absurd. Consciousness can exist and be epi-phenomenal. In fact I favor that theory because an individuals sense of individuality and therefore their sense of free-will is constructed by the left portions of the brain. The simple fact is, is that when those portions of the brain are damaged there is no longer any sense of a defined bodily awareness.
How can consciousness be an epiphenomenon and yet we are having this conversation about consciousness?

~~ Paul
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