Axiom · Chain Position 120 of 346

PHI THRESHOLD FOR CONSCIOUSNESS

Ecclesiastes 3:21 spirit of animals

Consciousness supervenes on information processing

Scripture Bridge
Ecclesiastes 3:21 spirit of animals: The theological grounding for this concept.

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Mathematical Layer

Formal Supervenience Definition

Definition (Supervenience):

Let \mathcal{P} be the set of physical states (information processing configurations).

Let \mathcal{C} be the set of conscious states.

Let \pi: \mathcal{P} \to \mathcal{C} be the supervenience map.

[[120_A17.1_Phi-Threshold-For-Consciousness|A17.1]] claims: \pi is a well-defined function (many-to-one allowed, one-to-many forbidden).

Formal Statement:

\forall p_1, p_2 \in \mathcal{P}: \pi(p_1) = \pi(p_2) \Leftarrow p_1 \sim_{info} p_2

Where \sim_{info} denotes information-processing equivalence.

Cross-Domain Mappings
Domain Mapping
Physics Functionalism
Theology Ensoulment question
Consciousness Substrate independence
Quantum Quantum consciousness
Scripture Ecclesiastes 3:21 spirit of animals
Evidence Functionalism lit
Information Substrate-independent

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