Human Consciousness: stimuli, analog to digital (Humans)

by dhw, Thursday, September 22, 2016, 12:54 (2983 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: As a dualist, I believe when I die my consciousness/soul goes to Heaven intact, no brain required, the consciousness a separate entity from the brain.-dhw: Exactly. If consciousness can be experienced without a brain, it is a complete contradiction for you to state that bacteria cannot experience consciousness because they do not have a brain.-DAVID: Your statement doesn't fit mine:
"DAVID: And I view a brain as a required receiver to experience consciousness. Bacteria do not have any degree of a conscious experience or consciousness because they have no receiver. From NDE research."
Perfectly clear.-So humans can experience consciousness even when they do not have a brain/receiver, because consciousness is a “separate entity from the brain”. But bacteria cannot experience consciousness because consciousness is not a separate entity from the brain - it requires a brain/receiver. But you can't see any contradiction.