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Originally Posted by David Well, if I can answer on behalf of Ian, the point is that if you have a model containing a little man, you have explained nothing - just shuffled the data that he has available. |
If you insist that there is no way that consciousness can arise from brain function, then I agree that a little man does nothing for you. In fact, no additional brain functions do anything for you, because you do not believe that brain function can explain consciousness. If, however, you think it's possible that brain function can explain consciousness, than a central function monitoring other functions (the little man) might have explanatory power.
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Also, don't fall into the trap of equating consciousness and self-awareness.
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What's the difference, again?
~~ Paul