Consciousness is a discrete phenomenon that exists, and not all things are conscious. A piece of paper, for example, is not conscious.
A string of text can be used to represent any type of data. It would mean that every piece of data is a consciousness, which - if we assume item 1 to be true - cannot be true, as a piece of paper (which is not conscious) can hold the data.
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Consciousness is a discrete phenomenon that exists, and not all things are conscious. A piece of paper, for example, is not conscious.
A string of text can be used to represent any type of data. It would mean that every piece of data is a consciousness, which - if we assume item 1 to be true - cannot be true, as a piece of paper (which is not conscious) can hold the data.
How did you determine that it’s a discrete phenomenon? If I present you with another person, how do you determine if they’re conscious or not?