2006-09-23 03:55:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I suspect that consciousness is a by-product of certain types of complex information processing, but the term itself has so many meanings it's hard to pin down.
The book "The Mind's I", edited by Hofstadter and Dennett, is a great introduction to many different takes on the nature of consciousness.
2006-09-23 06:28:45 · answer #1 · answered by Zhimbo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The big bang is only a theory on the origin of matter and energy - It has substantial logical difficulties. Consider this theory: everything that has a design has a designer. Consciousness, matter and energy all have the same source - a designer. Where did the stuff that caused the big bang come from? And without existing particles to resonate a bang, how could it even be a bang? Where did the space come from for the effects of the bang to fill up? How does something come from nothing? If the laws of thermodynamics are true, how could life just evolve, since the laws state that everything is working toward atrophy, not betterment?
2006-09-23 11:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by TM 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure if those two topics can relate to each other. But what you can do is use the Anthropic Principle. This principle says, "Why is the universe the way that it is? Because If it were not, we would not be here to study it." By using this, one can infer that consciousness is a result of the Big Bang. But take caution, assuming anything in the world of science can be deadly. So the only thing anyone can ever do is hypothesize and keep looking for answers.
2006-09-23 12:18:24 · answer #3 · answered by jtrigoboff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is one of the most fascinating questions in science, and no good answer has been provided yet. This is really the question that the famous book, "Godel, Escher, Bach" by Douglas Hofstader is all about.
2006-09-23 20:48:14 · answer #4 · answered by Jack D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's from the minute bang when these organic compounds banged together to create the first life.
2006-09-23 13:06:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends, if u consider ego the consciousness then I think it would be human
but if u mean by just being not asleep or unconscious then i guess the first creature with a brain (some sort of prehistoric fish?)
2006-09-23 11:03:25 · answer #6 · answered by blazin rabbit 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
consciousness / self awareness as we know it probably became relatively well developed / evolved in humans about 50,000 years ago in my personal opinion...
Others may move this back or foreward by many thousands of years..
2006-09-23 11:20:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋