Consciousness

= a framework with which things perceive

It is a part of our nature that allows us to model our world. Other, congruent elements of our nature are

• intellect, capacity to reason
• sentience, ability to act
• physicality, actionability
• psyche, emotional breadth The amount of, and interaction between, these elements conditions a things capability.

Consciousness is given to, not created by, us.

Consciousness is closely related to spirituality ~ the notion that there is a transcendental portion of man.

Non-soulish creatures have consciousness. …soulish creatures are those who have advanced predictive capabilities

Creativity is the sole differentiator between soulish and truly spiritual creatures.

Dualism

~ the idea that the body and mind are separate

Genome ~ the blueprint of the body

Connectome ~ neural software (wetware)