Trying To Define Consciousness
- The consciousness can be entirely physical, a product of the brain.
- It is an independent, unique entity, a special feature of physical reality, and can be a different reality in itself.
- Everything that exists has some form of ‘proto-consciousness’, or varying levels of consciousness, as stated in the old theory of panpsychism.
- Consciousness is non-physical, existing as a dual entity, connected to the physical brain at some metaphysical level. This non-physical substance is also called the ‘soul’.
- As believed by eastern religions for thousands of years, consciousness can be the ultimate reality, whereas our physical reality could just be a subset of the same.
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