Consciousness is binary; it either exists or it doesn't, and the question of the lowest possible amount of consciousness before it ceases to exist is what keeps me up at night.

The relationship between consciousness and matter is complex; consciousness is not merely a byproduct of material processes but is integral to existence.

If consciousness is fundamental, it could represent various conscious experiences arising in the universe, making previously incomprehensible concepts easier to understand.

Many intuitions about consciousness are shattered by current neuroscience research, revealing that our conscious experiences are often constructed from subconscious processes.

Conscious experiences occur in the universe, and it's more accurate to think of them as events rather than attributing them to a solid self, as the feeling of being a self is an illusion. The experience of self is more like an ocean wave than a static entity; it's a dynamic process that evolves over time.

Imagine if consciousness is just a program connected to an experience indistinguishable from a real biological one.

Consciousness might be a fundamental property of the universe, akin to gravity, rather than arising from complex processing.

The idea of being in a simulation raises questions about consciousness and the nature of reality, which are complex and not easily answered.

Consciousness can only be known from the inside; we cannot get true evidence of a conscious experience from the outside, which is different from any other scientific study.