The hard problem of consciousness in four steps: pick which premise to deny
cephaloform · x · 2026-10-06
- EneaszWrites distills the Hard Problem into a syllogism: atoms aren't conscious; humans are made of atoms; humans are conscious; so one of 1–3 must be false.
- Each school denies a different premise: panpsychists #1, dualists #2, illusionists #3, materialists #4. ctjlewis retweets with a parallel 'atoms don't run Windows' version.
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