Comments by "" (@tekannon7803) on "David Chalmers: The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #69" video.

  1. Dear Mr Fridman and Mr Chalmers, I viewed the David Chalmers interview and already left a comment: but now; exceptionally, I’d like to add one more idea I have on consciousness. After the videocast, I had an additional idea on what consciousness is and I found it in the cell. In a human cell for example there is a membrane which holds the little factory together. Consciousness is literally a membrane that allows the thinking process to be contained, holding all the pieces in place so that it has a handle on the whole mind. In a cell, if one substance is needed on the other side of the cell, it will build an overpass to send the material. When the material has been successfully delivered the overpass dissolves away. Consciousness allows the mind to send and receive and evaluate all kinds of thoughts to the various parts of the brain. It’s a 'membrane' that reigns it all in so that we, as humans, get the big picture every time something needs our attention. It’s a theory.
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  2. Dear Mr Fridman and Mr Chalmers, I believe consciousness is a necessary part of the thinking process because it allows perspective on reaching conclusions. At present, philosophers like Mr Chalmers have honed their analyses to define it their way. Why do I believe it’a a natural process? Because nature always creates only what it needs. A leaf’s thickness never exceeds what is needed for photosynthesis to occur. The mind’s mechanism for functioning uses consciousness to insure all the parts are in communication with each other. I predict when A.I. reaches a certain number of decisions per second, it will produce its own ‘consciousness’ much like the human brain did in its evolution. It’s only a theory. I believe consciousness evolved in the brain like the sixth sense.
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