This is a metaphysical framework, not a scientific theory. It uses concepts from physics and neuroscience as metaphors to express intuitions about consciousness. It’s meant to be a thinking tool, not a proven model.
—Introduction: What this concept is about.
This concept is an attempt to answer questions that standard science or religion often either oversimplify or leave out entirely: what is consciousness, does a human have free will, what happens to the past, do other levels of reality exist, and what is humanity’s role in the Universe.
It does not claim scientific proof in the strict sense. It is a metaphysical model that uses the language of modern physics, computer science, and neuroscience as metaphors to express deep intuitions about the nature of being.
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1. Consciousness is not a product of the brain, but independent information.
In the standard materialist view, consciousness is a by-product of brain activity. Here the opposite is proposed: consciousness is information that exists independently of its carrier.
Imagine radio waves. They exist on their own, regardless of the radio receiver. The receiver does not create the waves — it only receives them and converts them into sound. The same is true for the brain: it does not generate consciousness, but serves as an interface through which consciousness manifests in the physical world.
The brain and nervous system are a biological suit that allows consciousness to localize itself in space and time, interact with matter, and evolve. The human body is a suit for the brain, and the brain is a processor for consciousness.
2. A human is not a creator, but a carrier If consciousness is information existing independently, then a human is a temporary carrier—one of many.
We do not “possess” consciousness as our property; rather, consciousness “possesses” us as points of its assembly.
This shifts the usual anthropocentrism: a human is not the center of the Universe, not the crown of creation, but one of the tools through which the Universe (or consciousness as its fundamental property) knows itself.
Other tools include:
· other biological species (not only carbon-based life, but possibly forms we cannot even imagine);
· possibly non-biological structures;
· and on other levels of reality—forms of existence we cannot conceive.
3. Self-awareness: a setting or a side effect?
We feel ourselves as separate “I.” But what is this “I”?
Two possibilities exist:
· Planned setting: self-awareness is necessary for the interface so that consciousness can correct the formulas of being. Without an “I,” there would be no subject to make choices (even if the choice is in some sense illusory).
· Side effect: self-awareness is noise, a parasitic phenomenon that arises from the system’s complexity. Like a processor generating heat—not created for that purpose, but inevitable.
The truth is most likely in the middle: self-awareness is an emergent tool. It was not designed directly, but when the system reached a certain level of complexity, it became necessary for its further operation.
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*This is Part 1 of 3. Parts 2 and 3 coming soon.*
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Consciousness as a Neural Network Interface:
#Part 1 — The Carrier and the Signal.
Disclaimer:
This is a metaphysical framework, not a scientific theory. It uses concepts from physics and neuroscience as metaphors to express intuitions about consciousness. It’s meant to be a thinking tool, not a proven model.
—Introduction: What this concept is about. This concept is an attempt to answer questions that standard science or religion often either oversimplify or leave out entirely: what is consciousness, does a human have free will, what happens to the past, do other levels of reality exist, and what is humanity’s role in the Universe. It does not claim scientific proof in the strict sense. It is a metaphysical model that uses the language of modern physics, computer science, and neuroscience as metaphors to express deep intuitions about the nature of being.
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1. Consciousness is not a product of the brain, but independent information.
In the standard materialist view, consciousness is a by-product of brain activity. Here the opposite is proposed: consciousness is information that exists independently of its carrier.
Imagine radio waves. They exist on their own, regardless of the radio receiver. The receiver does not create the waves — it only receives them and converts them into sound. The same is true for the brain: it does not generate consciousness, but serves as an interface through which consciousness manifests in the physical world.
The brain and nervous system are a biological suit that allows consciousness to localize itself in space and time, interact with matter, and evolve. The human body is a suit for the brain, and the brain is a processor for consciousness.
2. A human is not a creator, but a carrier If consciousness is information existing independently, then a human is a temporary carrier—one of many.
We do not “possess” consciousness as our property; rather, consciousness “possesses” us as points of its assembly.
This shifts the usual anthropocentrism: a human is not the center of the Universe, not the crown of creation, but one of the tools through which the Universe (or consciousness as its fundamental property) knows itself. Other tools include:
· other biological species (not only carbon-based life, but possibly forms we cannot even imagine); · possibly non-biological structures; · and on other levels of reality—forms of existence we cannot conceive.
3. Self-awareness: a setting or a side effect? We feel ourselves as separate “I.” But what is this “I”?
Two possibilities exist: · Planned setting: self-awareness is necessary for the interface so that consciousness can correct the formulas of being. Without an “I,” there would be no subject to make choices (even if the choice is in some sense illusory). · Side effect: self-awareness is noise, a parasitic phenomenon that arises from the system’s complexity. Like a processor generating heat—not created for that purpose, but inevitable.
The truth is most likely in the middle: self-awareness is an emergent tool. It was not designed directly, but when the system reached a certain level of complexity, it became necessary for its further operation.
--- *This is Part 1 of 3. Parts 2 and 3 coming soon.*