[ExI] My theory of consciousness

[John Clark]

On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM Jason Resch via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:


> > Computational functionalism treats cognition as implemented information
> processing,
>

*Yes.*

*> but leaves open why experience exists,*
>

*Yes.*

> *and how it affects behavior.*
>

*No.*

* > Consciousness is the inside of a difference that guides a process from
> within. *


*Consciousness is the way data feels when it is being processed
intelligently.  *

*> We provide an empirical research program with explicit falsification
> criteria. *


*Tell me more about that! *

*John K Clark *
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