One Reason I'm Worried About My Concept of Consciousness

Consciousness must, it seems, be a vague phenomenon. The newly formed zygote has no conscious experience; the two-year-old child has conscious experience. I find it hard to believe that consciousness suddenly pops in, in a quantum leap. Even if it emerges fairly suddenly, it must still spread ...Mind Hacks found this 5 days ago on schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com Find more top science news, videos, and blogs on ScienceBlips: Medicine

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