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Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos  So then what is the source of consciousness?
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That's a good question, and one reason that I'm not yet entirely sure what to believe. You can, however, just as well ask: "What's the source of matter?"
Even though it may be easier to imagine small particles coming out of nowhere than consciousness doing it, the step from nothing to something is still there. Some say that it's a "matter of information" (pun intended) but to me that's just begging the question. Does this information just flow around in empty space all by itself? Where does
it come from?
To me, idealism seems to be the most likely option because:
It beautifully solves the mind-body problem by encapsulating both body and mind in the mind (as in a dream). Materialism however has, in the end, to posit some kind of dualism in order to account for consciousness, as I see it (or denying it completely, which is even more absurd).