Saturday Jul 23, 2022
What I’ve learned about the hard problem of consciousness
In this episode I summarize my investigation of consciousness. I’ve been interviewing several experts and there is a huge diversity of thought on the topic of thought. It is called ‘the hard problem of consciousness’ to explain why we have a subjective experience of existence.
What have I learned? The problem is hard because people don’t agree on an objective set of criteria about what consciousness entails. If there is no clear definition, it is no surprise it is hard to explain. Philosophers fall back on the word ‘Qualia’ meaning those set of 1st person experiences which evade any objective definition.
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I’m not a geologist but my understanding was that formation of ore bodies could be explained by cooling of a magma and differential melting point and density of various compounds? The problem with the idea of consciousness of minerals encounters the problem that physical interactions don’t change unless you posit new physical forces
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Scott, I’m a geologist. I’ve always been interested in the fact that ”ore bodies” exist. Ore bodies occur when ”like elements”; such as gold, silver, lead, and other elements are attracted to each other, eg, gold to gold, etc. The same question could be asked of elements that form crystals (diamonds). (Note this is not the same as molecules with two, or more elements.) Is this part of the universal consciousness that they have a consciousness. They have a ”connection” to each other?
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
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