It feels like the modern scientific world is discussing consciousness much like the scientific world discussed magnetism before Faraday and Maxwell redefined the topic's basic concepts.<br><br>Consciousness seems to be merely a property of a system with input(s) and output(s).<br><br>In engineering school, they teach us that systems have characteristics of (1) continuity, (2) memory, (3) causality, (4) linearity, (5) time variance, (6) stability, and (7) feedback.<br><br>It seems that a conscious system must at least have (7) feedback. But a conscious system can likely also have other attributes, such as (2) memory and (5) time variance.,(reply>), @Martin Williams i think you're right. i started a YouTube channel if you're interested @BexarThought,(reply>), 1.Causality: Cause &amp; Effect<br>2.Interactionalism: Action &amp; Reaction<br>3.Information: Input &amp; Output<br>4.Learning: Stimulus &amp; Response<br><br>All the above are equivalent, inanimate objects can have "experiences", in terms of them,(reply>), ​@thewiseturtle exactly.<br><br>Do you know of a good definition for consciousness? One used by engineers or computer scientists? I can always make up my own, but i'd rather not.,(reply>), Yes agree..