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The moment matter becomes conscious seems at least as mysterious as
the moment matter and energy sprang into existence in the first place. The
mystery of consciousness rivals one of the greatest conundrums ever to
bend human thought: How could something appear out of nothing?3
Likewise, how does felt experience arise out of nonsentient matter? The
Australian philosopher David Chalmers famously termed this the “hard
problem” of consciousness.
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In fact, research suggests that our
“gut feelings” are more reliable in many situations than the fruits of
conscious reasoning.
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