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If materialism is true, the United States is probably conscious

35 points · 103 comments · ashergill

  1. juancn · · focus · HN ↗
    How do they define consciousness precisely?

    That's where all these discussions tend to break down, if you get accurate enough with your definition you end up saying that a thermostat is conscious in a sense or reach a point where you cannot define it well enough.

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