tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216091202961011385.post7535701740435455057..comments2023-10-25T06:06:52.300-07:00Comments on Honest Search for Truth: Consciousness: Chapter 2 "The Spiritual Doorway in the Brain"Joshua Willmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141590324355987426noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216091202961011385.post-69036529368640293502011-08-30T19:26:11.518-07:002011-08-30T19:26:11.518-07:00I absolutely agree Brandon! This is a fundamental ...I absolutely agree Brandon! This is a fundamental attribute of consciousness but you understand why I would leave it at its brevity; for the subject's sake. I could also go into much more detail about the neuroscience but I wanted to keep it as clear cut as possible. If you were interested I could explain it more completely, but privately unless there is demand for it on the blog. ;-)Morganahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002076697012320239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216091202961011385.post-85597315383530731322011-08-30T19:03:06.147-07:002011-08-30T19:03:06.147-07:00I'd just like to nitpick the definition of &qu...I'd just like to nitpick the definition of "consciousness" that you mentioned at the top of the post, and which I assume Dr. Nelson uses: "consciousness...is the state of being able to voluntarily respond to your surroundings"<br /><br />I'm not sure this truly covers it. I would propose that consciousness also includes (but is not entirely defined by) the ability of an organism to question its most fundamental programming. For instance, we can write a computer program which produces human responses: but until it is able to ask itself WHY it is responding the way it is, I don't think any consciousness is present.Brandonnoreply@blogger.com