The Nature of Consciousness, the Universe and Everything

An inquiry into emergent consciousness from microbe to humans and beyond

by Alex Milov

 

 

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Communication is the process of signal transfer which alters consciousness.  Since human consciousness emerges most directly from the dynamic transitional and relational signal transfer patterns of neurons in the brain, human communication occurs when signal transmission alters the dynamic, transitional and relational signal transfer patterns of neurons in the human brain. 
 

Now the nervous system is clearly a physical structure.  It interacts with other physical structures in strict accordance with the immutable laws of chemistry and physics.  Consciousness, on the other hand, does not directly interact with either physical matter or the consciousness of other systems.  For this reason, all communication must be expressed as physical signals.
 

When different nervous systems are similarly "attuned," they tend to respond to similar signals in similar ways.  This phenomenon can create the illusion of direct communication between minds.  The illusion is so strong they even have a name for it.  They call it telepathy.  A recent New York Times poll found 57% of Americans believed....

 

The Nature of Consciousness, the Universe and Everything

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