The argument from consciousness

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The argument from consciousness

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This is an argument that I also thought of, and developed a bit a few years ago. Although the argument here is about consciousness, I went a bit further and developed it around self-awareness, or consciousness of the self.

The key question is whether materialistic theories can account for consciousness. They cannot.

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Obviously you attacked this from a much more academic angle than I've ever considered.

Very interesting, and confirming of an argument I've always known was there but wasn't quite able to communicate.
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