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RE: The origin of consciousness - Gecko takes on the most important question of all
Think about this (rather unethical experiment):-
- Prepare a room to be as devoid of information as possible. (also, insulate the whole room so that cosmic rays and whatever electromagnetic waves etc wouldn't "disturb" the current flow / states in the mind of its inhabitant)
- Cage a newborn in this "blank room" with facilities just enough to keep it alive.
- What do you think will happen to its degree of "genius" / imagination?
Anyway, I view the brain as a state machine. Give it any random stimulation and there will be an experience that can be articulated / expressed / explained anyway. And there are so many forces at play that changes the ebb and flow of the mind.
To add: Agree with the sentiment that genius used to be a description of the self that's attached to the ego. Creativity doesn't originate from the brain, sure, it comes from experiencing and remixing our everyday lives. Living in a blank, insulated room devoid of information will most likely stunt creativity.
Depends, you might get more creative, but less able to share that after all, words are just ways to form concepts, so to keep an open mind might be good. I would say consciousness arises somewhere from within, seems like @steemitgecko might be right tho, the brain just anchors it. This is a broad topic tho. We will need much more posts to get through it. Many have tried to answer this, so have I :D, still thinking on the matter tho, maybe I should take it slow