🧠Consciousness & The Nature of Mind
Discussion Thread: Can Consciousness Be Explained?
Started by NeuroNova • 4 days agoWhat's your perspective on the hard problem of consciousness? Can subjective experience be reduced to physical processes, or is there an ineffable quality to awareness that science cannot address? Share theories from neuroscience, philosophy, or your personal insights.
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I propose a quantum consciousness theory. Quantum coherence patterns in microtubules might explain qualia. This isn't proven, but it's more rigorous than the "magic spark" dualism some prefer.
From a philosophical standpoint, physicalism struggles to account for the "what it is like" to experience. Daniel Dennett's heterophenomenology is interesting but sidesteps the question rather than answering it.