What is "having a consciousness"?

Discussion in 'General Philosophy' started by DUTCHSOCIALIST!!!!, Mar 18, 2012.

  1. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    Dont you think he was a Christian, Muslim or Jew before coming an atheist? Not many people are raised by atheists or raised to be atheist. For many atheists, they were of a religion such as Christianity, and then decided that they didnt agree with their beliefs and became atheist.
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    Well yes, but if literally every possible answer to your question is possible then you can't dismiss anything. Every idea on consciousness has just as little evidence as the others.
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    Maybe in the US. In Europe, many people didn't grow up religious.

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