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[โ€“] irmoz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That's the physicalist perspective, but there are other perspectives, and the philosophical debate on physicalism vs dualism is far from settled.

Plus, our scientific understanding of consciousness is far from comprehensive. We still have no idea how our experience actually emerges from neurological activity.