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Old 04-18-2020, 03:13 PM   #68374 (permalink)
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Pretty sure consciousness is just the accumulation of a ****load of instincts all interacting. Sort of like how complex computer operating systems are just a ****load of binary 1/0 commands where the yes/no nature of the system is hidden by just how many of them create such a massive artifice. So I don't think consciousness is beyond instinct, it's just mindbogglingly complex and feels like something different.
Yep.

Not sure about other animals, bugs, etc, but I'm pretty confident that most mammals experience something similar.
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