I'm unconscious when I'm asleep.
When I am dreaming I am just confused/watching a movie. I am not any less
conscious.
You are thinking of the phrase "a higher level of consciousness" - this
pertains I think to what we are conscious *of*, ie whether dreams or
reality.
Isn't that the case?
El
> From: "Peter Lennox" <peter@lennox01.freeserve.co.uk>
> Reply-To: moq_discuss@moq.org
> Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 19:48:45 +0100
> To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
> Subject: MD comparitive conciousness/ - El
>
> El-
> Are you saying that 'comparitive conciousness' is a strange idea? (below)
>
>
> "So, you can claim that there is such a thing as comparatively conscious (a
> phrase I'd compare to "comparatively pregnant"), but only if you can show
> that atoms are language users. Somewhat unlikely. But if atoms aren't
> language users and thus don't experience SQ there is absolutely no way you
> can compare the awareness of an atom to the awareness of a scientist to come
> out with your desired conclusion that a scientist is more aware than an
> atom."
>
> Are you as concious when asleep as when awake?
> cheers
> Peter Lennox
> Hardwick House
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> or:- ppl100@york.ac.uk
>
>
> Peter Lennox
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