As McGinn argued, introspection cannot tell us how physical processes give rise to consciousness.
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The Impossible Problem of Consciousness: An Argument for … (Preprints.org)
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- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: Human knowledge fails to answer life’s fundamental questions. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 64; Science has failed to adequately answer how human consciousness developed or what it actually is. — No, Science Can’t Answer the Biggest Questions of Life and Existence; Science is done by brains and people, so claiming science can’t explain consciousness is nonsensical. — Science can’t explain consciousness because … (+3 more)
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