From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sun Sep 04 2005 - 15:53:39 BST
Hi Ham,
In general, I agree with you that consciousness (awareness) is
characteristic of individuals, the corollary being there's no such thing
as "collective consciousness." But, your final paragraph seems to
contradict itself in several respects.
>Because
> conscious awareness is subjective it is unlike anything else in the realm
> of scientific or philosophical investigation. We can't create it, localize
> it, measure it, universalize it, predict it, or even prove it. But, if the
> truth be told, it's the most "genuine" reality we have.
You localize it as "proprietary to every individual." You universalize it
by suggesting "Everything in the universe is other to me." You prove it by
writing "we can't even prove it." (Only human consciousness can write.)
As you know, consciousness to me is something my brain, and the bulb of
nervous tissue of all critters, taps into. But, that's an argument for
another day.
Best,
Platt
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