Soul - Just an iterative activity of the brain?
A very interesting debate on the understanding of ‘Consciousness’ is recounted in the article ‘A Science of the Soul’ by author Joshua Rothman published in The New Yorker. (Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/daniel-dennetts-science-of-the-soul ) 2 theories exist: one is championed by Dr. Daniel Dennett who believes that Consciousness is the product of a multi-layered program running in the brain. His theory forms its basis on the ‘physicality’ or ‘materiality’ of the brain, namely - the neural network. Over a period of time, the brain develops a ‘sort of’ sense of consciousness. The theory suggests that if a robot is programmed with intelligence, it will develop an ‘understanding of self’ over a period of time. The second camp – the ‘dualists’ confirm with the empirical approach, however they also desire the reasoning for the existence of the ‘self’. Professor David Chalmers, a proponent of this camp, questions - ‘How does the inner space of consciousn