I think a necessary part of the conscious experience is agency.<br>So, while it may be inferred that a thermometer experiences cold, because it shrinks in cold weather, it may not be inferred that this thermometer has consciousness, as it had no agency over the matter.<br>It's hard for me to think of a reason for all these conscious experiences such as pain, hunger, thirst, except to motivate me to exercise my agency over the matter.<br>This relates to my view of panpsychism. I agree that consciousness is not simply confined to the brain. I think it's obvious from personal experience that parts of the conscious experience are necessarily contained in one's environment. For example, people read books to expand their consciousness.<br>However, I am hesitant to ascribe consciousness to the entire universe. I'd rather confine it to the part of the universe I personally interact with.<br>I think it makes much more sense to define consciousness as a relationship between an agent and its environment.<br>So, while the guest presents a panpsychism in which a conscious universe produces hyperconscious agents, I think I prefer the panpsychism that is centered around a conscious agent, engaging with an unconscious universe (and other conscious agents, however difficult they may be to recognize empirically).,(reply>), Ever heard of locked in syndrome?  All sensory input continues, and all physical control is lost (except the ability to move your eyes vertically).  That sounds like consciousness without agency.  Thoughts?,(reply>), Show me the agent? There is only awareness/ consciousness. The clay the teapot made of clay. Give me the teapot without clay? Give me clay without the teapot?<br>Give me anything without consciousness.  It all appears in and is made of consciousness,(reply>), The agent is imagined it's only a thought construct.,(reply>), Falsity: something appearing in the locus of its own absence.<br>The World appearing in consciousness in its own absence. <br>The snake appearing in the locus (rope) of its own absence.<br>A dream appears in the mind but upon walking up you have proof of you in a 4 dimensional world which was unreal!!<br>I the consciousness.<br>I am the universe.<br>I am everything, I am nothing.<br>There is nothing but counciousness.<br>' not two'.<br>No other.<br>Unbelievable but true. <br>What magnificence.<br>If you inspect it with conviction the error will pop up and reality stand revealed.,(reply>), Not quite.