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>>6795960

>consciousness cannot possibly be an emergent property of any combination of natural forces.

Ehhh, it obviously was a combination of "natural" forces. Doesn't mean a god didn't set it all in motion. What is most interesting, even from an agnostic kind of perspective, is that the fundamental forces spun matter in such a way that it woke up. Amino acids in a closed jar eventually form proteins (link below). This process leads to life. Life lead eventually to us, beings aware of themselves and with the ability to plan. Other animals have more primitive forms of this, but there are some other animals like higher primates and elephants that feel empathy and solve complex problems.

In summary, consciousness is an emergent property of natural forces but that doesn't mean it isn't divine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis