[dthmstr254]

I have seen a lot of threads where the topic of consciousness has popped up, but hasn't been enough in the topic range to be fully discussed. So I created this thread with a few of my own comments and questions as to what consciousness really is. Consciousness is something in the psychology realm that is not understood. it can be likened to other realms of science as well. Physics has the whole issue of matter and energy being connected in some wierd way, although they don't completely understand it, as fundamental as it is. Likewise, Consciousness is a fundamental concept that eludes fundamentally simple explanation. Psychologists and scientists can tell better what UNconsciousness is than they can tell you what conscoiusness. which leads to a perplexing question, other than being alive, what is consciousness? is it characterised by the ability to act of one's own will? maybe further than that, does one need to be able to feel emotion to truly be fully conscious? where is the line drawn in the sand (proverbially) between being conscious and unconscious? are there stages between being conscious and being unconscious? can REM sleep be considered as being conscious?
I guess I just want to see where people stand on this subject, because I don't really know the answer to these questions. well, good luck.