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Originally Posted by tesla69

So you believe unicellular organisms are self aware and capable of thought? That's what I mean by consciousness, not some biochemical reaction triggered by outside stimulus.

no, unicellular organisms are capable of some basic cybernetic circuitry is all. in fact life itself is a cybernetic phenomenon. information is physical, not metaphysical. add a few billion years of complexity and you get self-awareness.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test

if you think your consciousness is not a biochemical reaction triggered by outside stimulus, try solitary confinement and watch your "miraculousness" melt.

there is no ghost in the machine. there's only the machine. it's a beautiful machine but it's natural, not supernatural.

http://www.stroke.org/site/PageServer?pagename=EFFECT