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March 1 - March 28, 2020
The moment matter becomes conscious seems at least as mysterious as the moment matter and energy sprang into existence in the first place.
Why do certain configurations of matter cause that matter to light up with awareness?
An intuition is simply the powerful sense that something is true without our having an awareness or an understanding of the reasons behind this feeling—it may or may not represent something true about the world.
The problem is that both conscious and nonconscious states seem to be compatible with any behavior, even those associated with emotion, so a behavior itself doesn’t necessarily signal the presence of consciousness.
