shminux comments on Timeless Identity - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 02 October 2013 03:53:47AM *  -1 points [-]

Hypothesis: consciousness is what a physical interaction feels like from the inside.

I would imagine that consciousness (in a sense of self-awareness) is the ability to introspect into your own algorithm. The more you understand what makes you tick, rather than mindlessly following the inexplicable urges and instincts, the more conscious you are.