/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15284449
consciousness is necessary for symbolic language. think about it, if you look at a symbol then it has to mean something and for it to mean something you must be able to somehow connect the symbols to something that is personally salient. this abstract salience is called consciousness and it can not be reduced to materialism because materials do not have conscious existence.

of course you could argue that electrons are conscious but that's just pan-psychism and posits that the entire universe is conscious it's evolution is how god thinks. in other words, your existence is just a thought in god's mind.

anyway, good luck with your crisis. i'm sure you'll eventually figure it out