Does existence precede consciousness, or does consciousness precede existence?

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8 Responses to “Does existence precede consciousness, or does consciousness precede existence?”



  1. Noctis says:

    Existence precede consciousness…

  2. Reagan-Jeffersonian Party says:

    existence first, we exist as an embryo without consciousness at first.

  3. Rockadayjohnny says:

    I don’t know but I did hear that the map precedes the territory, and I didn’t understand that.

  4. Happy Hiram says:

    Existence is a perception. It does not have a reality outside of consciousness.

  5. Guardian Angel Mitchell says:

    Unknown, some people have been suggesting lately that ‘existence’ is only really probability until it is perceived by sentience.

  6. Ambiguous One says:

    Didn’t Rene Descartes already takle this issue?

  7. Iamnotarobot (former believer) says:

    Existence precedes consciousness, because when we are born, we are not self-aware. Before we are born, while we are still being formed, we exist in the womb without being conscious.

  8. *Blessed* says:

    If we could answer that question without any doubts, abortion would not be an issue.

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