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@secondson saidIt's the thread topic.
Really. Really really really?
Why?
@fmf saidYour hair splitting prevents it.
What has been stopping you from getting to "the heart of the matter" up to this point?
@secondson saidDo you actually believe I suffer from "stress of uncertainty"?
The stress of uncertainty.
Wasn't it obvious?
@fmf saidI can see why you have difficulty following a thread. You blend everything said into one context and lose the thought progression with regards to the intent of a particular post relative to succeeding posts.
@secondson said
I think a good definition of consciousness might be~it is what it does.
@fmf said
Why then did you say this in answer to one of my suggested definitions on page 2 of this thread:
That says what consciousness does, not what it is. The title of the thread is "define consciousness". Its definition is what it is, not what it does.
@fmf said
You have changed your mind, then?
BUMP
@secondson saidThis might be an interesting topic in and of itself.
How can one bear up under the stress of uncertainty? Especially about the truth.
@fmf saidI don't "feel" like it. 🤣
So, why don't you define consciousness according to your belief?
@fmf saidHow long, in this thread, have you been waiting to say that?
I think the extent to which you have been tossing out half-baked ideas, contradicting yourself or dodging the challenge is all there out in the open, and no snuck this or snuck that is involved.
@secondson saidYou post in a similar way on virtually all threads and I have mentioned it numerous times. Did you change your mind about the validity of defining consciousness as more or less 'it is what it does'?
How long, in this thread, have you been waiting to say that?
@secondson saidDid you mean to use the word "consciousness" here or did you, in fact, mean "conscience"?
Where is the guide for consciousness? What is my consciousness telling me, relative to the truth of things, deep inside my...what? My brain?
@fmf said"Do you actually believe I suffer from "stress of uncertainty"?"
Do you actually believe I suffer from "stress of uncertainty"?
No, it's not obvious that you would believe such a thing.
In your view, not being certain about how to define consciousness causes me "stress"?
That's a bit strange.
@fmf saidI definitely meant consciousness.
Did you mean to use the word "consciousness" here or did you, in fact, mean "conscience"?
@fmf saidCome on FMF. I'm not omniscient.
You post in a similar way on virtually all threads and I have mentioned it numerous times. Did you change your mind about the validity of defining consciousness as more or less 'it is what it does'?