June 20, 2017

Jack Sarfatti is stubborn on Consciousness as a physical phenomenon

You are free to hold your antiquated superstitious anti-science mystical opinion that predates the Copernican Revolution if you like. Consciousness is a simple universal natural physical phenomenon. 

Jack Sarfatti on June 19, 2017 wrote: You can believe your nonsense if you like. Consciousness is a simple universal natural physical phenomenon. 

[S.P.] You can believe your nonsense if you like. However, one should not confuse own panpsychistic delirium with scientific approach to studying consciousness. 

Best,
Serge Patlavskiy
...

[S.P.] First. There is a difference between "observer" and "subject of cognitive activity". The role of an observer is in recording the events. So, any physical device (and natural sense organ) may play (or perform) the role of an observer. However, a physical device does not possess consciousness -- it is not able to make sense of the recorded events. 

As to human, it can play as the role of a passive observer (who just records the events using own sense organs and artificially constructed devices), so the role of performer of cognitive activity which results in making sense of the recorded events. To the point, in certain experiments, even the absence of results/events may make sense for the given researcher.

Second. Human observer CANNOT observe quantum phenomena in principle. Quantum phenomena are UNOBSERVABLE. We should stop confusing the audience. In either case, the human as a subject of cognitive activity starts assessing the results of experiments only after the act of measurement is accomplished.

Third. The idea of "quantum" pertains not to the physical features of energy, but to ability of a complex system as a whole (like an atom) to absorb/release energy. Energy changes always continuously, but, it is the complex system that is able to absorb/release energy in portions. 

My approach can explain why this takes place. The case is that the overall (or entropic) state of a complex system (like an atom) depends equally on the activity of three factors simultaneously: on informational factor, on material factor, and on energetic factor. If the overall (or entropic) state of a complex system would depend ONLY on the activity of energetic factor, the complex system would absorb/release energy in a continuous manner.

With respect,
Serge Patlavskiy
June 20, 2017

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