thought experiment

what is consciousness?

“oh god Jason, I can’t right now?”

"um that's a lot to explain via text. I was just thinking about you"

"Being alert when you are drunk"

"It's the ability to ask that question"

"Being barely awake enough to do meaningless work"

"Pretty much being alive. The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings"

"I would say present mindedness. In the moment"

"It's Poetry and Science"

"Consciousness is that thing that leaves after 3 shots of tequila"

"Carl Jung defined it as aenima. It is the antithesis of subconscious. The vessel through which subconscious is expressed. .. Or repressed depending on the integration of one's shadow. What is Nothing?"

"I'd say like being aware of all or The All that you can be aware of to whatever degree you can understand and even knowing you won't really fully understand and it's ok to sum it up. What do you think?"

"in class: short answer: awareness?"

"Prima Materia. First Matter. The foundation of the Universe. That which transcends the illusion of space and time and story line. The uncaused cause. And our immortal curse :)  I am still in Boise. I could be available sometime Sunday evening or Monday"

"I'd say it's one of the great mysteries. Unless you already have the answer in which case I'd say it's a set up"

"It has something to do with music, beauty and poetry"

"Hi I musta been away awhile...what?  It's a rabbit hole thought"

"Oh man. I'd say at its simplest its awareness of one's existence"