Quote: mind can not arise from mindless parts; either all matter is consciousness, or consciousness is distinct from matter

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To say that mind is a product or function of protoplasm, or of its molecular changes, is to use words to which we can attach no clear conception. You cannot have, in the whole, what does not exist in any of the parts, and those who argue this should put forth a definite conception of matter, with clearly enunciated properties, and show, that the necessary result of a certain complex arrangement of the elements or atoms of that matter, will be the production of self-consciousness. There is no escape from this dilemma,--either all mater is consciousness, or consciousness is something distinct from matter, and in the later case, its presence in material forms is a proof of the existence of conscious beings, outside of, and independent of, what we term matter.   Google-1   Google-2

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