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Physical activity becomes a subjective experience; “emergence” functions as a semantic cop-out.
This is not a minor gap awaiting one more brain scan. It is a categorical break between two kinds of description. #Consciousness #Physicalism #Materialism Yes—when someone says, “Consciousness emerges from sufficiently complex brain activity,” without explaining how physical activity becomes subjective experience, “emergence” functions as a semantic cop-out. It names the transition that needs to be explained and then presents that name as though it were the explanation. Neuro

Lucian Seraphis
Sep 412 min read
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