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Conciousness is just an emergent property of the multiple parts of the brain trying to interpret and respond to its surroundings.
Edit: I stand by what I said, but you all don't need to be so mean and vile about it....
Wow. I'm glad you figured that out. I thought it was going to be so much more difficult.
It's ok if you disagree! What do you think it is?
First, I appreciate your calm response in the context of my sarcasm. It's not what I'm used to on the Internet, and it's refreshing.
My simplest answer is that I don't know. Neuroscience has made a lot of progress in the last several decades, but I'm unaware of any credible researchers claiming to have a unified theory of consciousness yet. We probably still have a long way to go, assuming it's even possible to know.
it is not about disagreeing. It is your certainty and absolutism on matters that are in no way certain or absolute