[ExI] My theory of consciousness

[Jason Resch]

On Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:57 AM John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM Jason Resch via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> > Computational functionalism treats cognition as implemented
>> information processing,
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> *Yes.*
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> *> but leaves open why experience exists,*
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> *Yes.*
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> > *and how it affects behavior.*
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> *No.*
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No that CTM leaves it open, or No that consciousness doesn't affect
behavior?


> * > Consciousness is the inside of a difference that guides a process from
>> within. *
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> *Consciousness is the way data feels when it is being processed
> intelligently.  *
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The way a process feels when it is informed by information.


> *> We provide an empirical research program with explicit falsification
>> criteria. *
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> *Tell me more about that! *
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See section 11.4 of the paper linked from the zenodo URL for details on a
series of empirical tests that could falsify the theory.

Jason




> *John K Clark *
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