Category Archives: Intelligence

Civil Servant With No Brain Explained

Posted on February 6, 2021 by James Cross

Occasionally I have seen various papers, blog posts, and comments referencing the famous 44 year French civil servant who lives a normal life seemingly without a brain. Sometimes the writers demand an explanation from consciousness theories. Other times arguments are … Continue reading →

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Origins of Qualia and Self

Posted on August 29, 2020 by James Cross

I have never been a fan of the so-called “hard problem” of consciousness. In part, this is probably because I never have considered myself a philosopher. While, like most people, I have some “philosophical” ideas, philosophy itself as a formal, … Continue reading →

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EM Fields and Consciousness

Posted on December 1, 2019 by James Cross

If consciousness is in some way physical, what exactly composes it? The widely discussed theories today seem to fall into one of two categories: Consciousness is information processing in one form or another. (CIP) Consciousness is composed of or created … Continue reading →

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