[MD] The hard question.

[Dan Glover]

Hello everyone

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Ant McWatt <antmcwatt at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
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> Carl Thames stated May 18th:
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> 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?
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> Ant McWatt comments:
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> Carl,
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> Is this the "Hard Question" of David Charmless (I think that's the guy's name) you're referring to?

Hi Ant

It is David Chalmers who talks about the 'hard problem' of consciousness... see:

http://consc.net/papers/facing.html

Thank you,

Dan

http://www.danglover.com