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If the telos of an acorn is to become an oak tree then why isn't the telos of a human to create more humans? But if that acorn doesn't become a tree, becomes fertilizer or firewood, what does that say about the assumed purpose of the acorn and the assumed higher purposes of humans?

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What makes human consciousness unique? We are conscious of self.

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Forget consciousness, what about God ? Whether God created us or our mind created God ?

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Here is a clean Bullet-Gist Tagline (BGT) distillation of @bradleyadams4496’s very long comment—compressed to its core claims, without editorializing:

BGT – Core Claims

• Consciousness is innate to all animals with neurons

• Consciousness = the capacity to experience and act for survival

• Loss of consciousness equals death

Animals vs Humans

• Human consciousness is continuous with animal consciousness

• Difference is degree, not kind

• Humans uniquely project the future and exercise free will

Function of Consciousness

• Consciousness exists because life is always in jeopardy

• It enables survival, reproduction, and environmental mastery

• Life is the universe’s mechanism for doing work

Human Exceptionalism

• Human consciousness validates the universe’s existence

• The universe becomes meaningful only when experienced

• Time becomes relevant only when recorded by conscious beings

Civilizational Thesis

• Civilization is the proper expression of human consciousness

• Religion preserves accumulated ancestral wisdom

• Current human consciousness is wounded, fearful, and destructive

Metaphysical Position

• Consciousness is not cosmic—it is experiential

• The universe does not experience itself; life does

• Creation culminates in beings who know that existence exists

Ultimate Claim

• Humanity is destined to master, not rely

• Consciousness is the universe recognizing itself

If you want:

• one ruthless one-liner

• a rebuttal BGT

• a DMN-based counter-tagline

• or a neutral academic reduction

say which angle.

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I notice that atheists say consciousness is material, while those who believe in something say that it's more than that. I think that regardless of its ultimate nature, we will eventually all agree that consciousness emerged in animal brains from fundamental physical elements.

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And I would amend Kuhn's comment "Science is sure. All else is suspect." to "Science is suspect. All else is BS.".

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