Image by skeeze from Pixabay PHILOSOPHY Consciousness as a Universal Law: What Makes Something Conscious? Gravity arises due to mass and so it may be with consciousness Lorenz Duremdes, Polymath Jan 5 · 3 min read irst of all, I would like to thank Britni Pepper for introducing me to this wonderful idea: A good question, but it has been answered already. The body and the mind provide a avour to awareness. We see through bodily eyes, walk with bodily legs, recall our... medium.com It’s a really simple idea actually, or at least its basis: Just like gravity arises due to mass, consciousness arises due to X. Now, what would “X” be? I mean, obviously matter and energy, but how should they intertwine with each other in such a way that consciousness arises i.e. what would the minimum requirement be for consciousness? F I am currently reading the book: Consciousness and the Brain It seems we are, nally, starting to solve the mystery of what consciousness is, and how the brain creates it... www.goodreads.com I am still only halfway through and it definitely teaches you how consciousness works in the human brain i.e. what (scientific law). But I still wonder what the minimum requirement would be for consciousness i.e. the “ why” (scientific theory): By GliderMaven — Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71374433 Universal Law? f we are going to propose that a universal law is defined as, when X requirements are met, Y arises out of those elements e.g. gravity or consciousness, then we might as well say that there are millions of different universal laws, although they may compress into overlapping laws e.g. electromagnetism. Consciousness, then, could be one of them, or a component of another universal law(s). The book mentioned above does say that this is apparently the century where major breakthroughs will be made in the science of consciousness, so I am very excited to see them. What are your thoughts on this? . . . If you liked this article, you may also like this one: Reality Is Like A Line With In nite Points A thought experiment about reality medium.com I And remember to subscribe for more articles like this one: Subscribe See this to see why I write: https://lorenzduremdes.wordpress.com/2019/10/08/introd... mailchi.mp . . . This story is published in a Few Words, Medium’s publication that only accepts stories under 500 words. If you have a few meaningful words to say and want to be a writer in our publication, visit here. ) Some rights reserved Science Creativity Inspiration Future Short Story Discover Medium Welcome to a place where words matter. On Medium, smart voices and original ideas take center stage - with no ads in sight. Watch Make Medium yours Follow all the topics you care about, and we’ll deliver the best stories for you to your homepage and inbox. Explore Become a member Get unlimited access to the best stories on Medium — and support writers while you’re at it. Just $5/month. Upgrade About Help Legal