[MD] The hard question.

[Michael R. Brown]

One of the problems is in defining subjective consciousness. It's sui 
generis, and definitions use intersecting classes.

Ayn Rand had an elegant solution: she made Consciousness one of her system's 
axiomatic concepts, along with Existence and Identity.


MRB

-----Original Message----- 
From: Carl Thames
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:39 PM
To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
Subject: [MD] The hard question.

I don't know how it came up, but recently I stumbled across what's known as
"The Hard Question" about consciousness.  Specifically, that question is how
consciousness arises from inorganic material.  Our brains and bodies are
made up of chemicals, etc. and yet from those inert chemicals we get
consciousness, until we die, then we become inorangic material again as we
break down through the process of decay.  What would the MOQ have to say
about that?  Anybody know?

Carl

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