Brains cause consciousness. Brains are made out of protons, neutrons, electrons and photons. Our knowledge of physics is more than adequate to model protons, neutrons, electrons and photons under Earthlike conditions for all purposes relevant to biology. If you believe, as I do, that duplicating a physical brain would duplicate a consciousness then our knowledge of fundamental physics is adequate to explain consciousness.
I do agree that we don’t know how consciousness works but I don’t think advancements in fundamental physics are necessary to solve the puzzle. (Advancements in fundamental physics are necessary to solve things like “why is there a universe”and “why is time” but I expect it’s possible to figure out what consciousness is without solving these bits of physics.)
Brains cause consciousness. Brains are made out of protons, neutrons, electrons and photons. Our knowledge of physics is more than adequate to model protons, neutrons, electrons and photons under Earthlike conditions for all purposes relevant to biology. If you believe, as I do, that duplicating a physical brain would duplicate a consciousness then our knowledge of fundamental physics is adequate to explain consciousness.
I do agree that we don’t know how consciousness works but I don’t think advancements in fundamental physics are necessary to solve the puzzle. (Advancements in fundamental physics are necessary to solve things like “why is there a universe”and “why is time” but I expect it’s possible to figure out what consciousness is without solving these bits of physics.)