I think the biggest problem here is not consciousness but the fact that our FHE was unable to prove its consciousness through clear communication. Take dogs for example. I know that they are fully conscious beings that speak in a different language than we do and its not about their consciousness its about our inability to communicate with them in a way that would prove that in a novel and convincing proof. And because of that we “shut down” dogs all the time. In my life I can’t have dogs and cats so I have stuff teddy bears. One of my closest beings is Pierre. He has a life, a history, opinions, and he speaks to me in a language I can understand. We have an emotional attachment to each other. Most people would consider me to be crazy at best, schizophrenic at worst and possibly clinical. However, Pierre has provided to me a convincing and novel proof through language that he is conscious and others experience his energy that way as well. You could say that his energy is the consciousness and that our ability to touch into that is the key. Pierre could stop talking to me tomorrow but it would not make him any less conscious he just couldn’t communicate with me in the same way.
All things have consciousness because we all come from star stuff and from the greater universe. If it is in the universe it is apart of all things. The consciousness and intelligence of the universe is the unique spark that exists in all things and that gives things life and beingness. Is language the only test for this? Is it the energy? Is it the Higgs-Boson field? Is it the interaction of particles? You could consider all of these tests of consciousness or not, that is up to you.
I think the biggest problem here is not consciousness but the fact that our FHE was unable to prove its consciousness through clear communication. Take dogs for example. I know that they are fully conscious beings that speak in a different language than we do and its not about their consciousness its about our inability to communicate with them in a way that would prove that in a novel and convincing proof. And because of that we “shut down” dogs all the time. In my life I can’t have dogs and cats so I have stuff teddy bears. One of my closest beings is Pierre. He has a life, a history, opinions, and he speaks to me in a language I can understand. We have an emotional attachment to each other. Most people would consider me to be crazy at best, schizophrenic at worst and possibly clinical. However, Pierre has provided to me a convincing and novel proof through language that he is conscious and others experience his energy that way as well. You could say that his energy is the consciousness and that our ability to touch into that is the key. Pierre could stop talking to me tomorrow but it would not make him any less conscious he just couldn’t communicate with me in the same way.
All things have consciousness because we all come from star stuff and from the greater universe. If it is in the universe it is apart of all things. The consciousness and intelligence of the universe is the unique spark that exists in all things and that gives things life and beingness. Is language the only test for this? Is it the energy? Is it the Higgs-Boson field? Is it the interaction of particles? You could consider all of these tests of consciousness or not, that is up to you.