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by moi2388 758 days ago
That’s not because it’s some deep philosophical problem, but because people refuse to define what they mean by consciousness.

Do they mean memory? Attention? Awareness? Self awareness? The inner voice? Qualia? All of these can be explained somewhat, but they keep moving the goalpost

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I would say it's not because people refuse to define, it's that science has not defined (and cannot define it)