[visarga]

I am a strong believer that consciousness has a purpose. It is related to self-replication because consciousness necessitates evolution to come about, and evolution necessitates consciousness to keep the organism alive. They need each other. Evolution is the outer process, consciousness the inner process.

Celestial bodies lack the reason & means. Not to mention the slowness of light at cosmic distance. Any consciousness would need to be within a small light cone to operate at normal speeds.

https://mindmachina.wixsite.com/ai-blog/post/the-emergence-o...

[zaphod420]

I am a strong believer that humans only experience a limited amount of the full experience that is available with consciousness. We have no idea what perceived sensations a start might have. Maybe stars operate on a quantum level that we don't understand yet.

[gamepsys]

I am extremely skeptical about all things regarding consciousness, and nothing stated in this thread has done anything to reduce my skepticism. We barely know anything about human consciousness, I feel we are under qualified to speak with conviction about anything else's level of consciousness.

[EMM_386]

> I feel we are under qualified to speak with conviction about anything else's level of consciousness

You don't need to feel that ... that's the truth!

There is not a human being alive on the planet at the moment who can explain consciousness.

Not even Chalmers.

"David Chalmers - Is Consciousness Fundamental? - Closer To Truth"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDHN6A8y6qY

[altruios]

Who says things need to operate on our timeframe?