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Well I agree with that, I only asked what the better explanation is because you said it’s “not currently the best explanation.”

So far I don’t think you’ve shared a better one, and I don’t think you think you have either.

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I genuinely think emergent property of sophisticated brain is much closer to the correct explanation than panpsychism in terms of usefulness, predictive power, etc., and likelihood of getting closer to a satisfying answer. On the other hand, I'm not prepared to defend every aspect of that hypothesis. I am, however, prepared to criticize panpsychism.

Well sure, and I think if you embarked on the project of defining “emergent property” and “brain,” you’d probably find your way back to panpsychism.

If you try it and end up somewhere else, let me know! I’d be genuinely interested to hear about it.

Erm, I have embarked on this, and I have absolutely not arrived back to panpsychism.

My conclusion is that panpsychism is god of the gaps for consciousness right now.

Unlike “emergent property” and “brain” I suppose!

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