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   Newyana2:   
      
   > If you believe in scientific materialism then you might   
   > believe that consciousness is an emergent quality, arising   
   > from chemical reactions in the brain.   
      
   Is this compatible with us perceiving our own consciousness   
   and being able to discuss it, which means it is casually   
   active?   
      
   Do you mean strong (aka miraculous) emergence, or weak   
   emergence? IMHO, the weak variety is out of the question:   
   chemmical, electrical, and other material processes can   
   produce only other material processes, but not feelings,   
   emotions, qualia...   
      
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