[so_tired]

The title and quote are obviously hyperbolic.

But

A large portion of that mass is in a too high or too low temperature state to support any complexity (I am not a physicist!)

On the other hand, a single pound of neurons is more powerful than a warehouse of nano-scale-minituarized silicon.

Consciousness itself may or may not be a purely emergent property of this complexity.

We already have fairly robust (and simple!) rules for most physical, chemical and biological behaviour.

Other than the creation and ending of he universe, Consciousness is certainly a top candidate no ?

[throwaway_pdp09]

> The title and quote are obviously hyperbolic

Are you agreeing, disagreeing or making another point?

> On the other hand, a single pound of neurons is more powerful than a warehouse of nano-scale-minituarized silicon

Define 'powerful'

> Consciousness is certainly a top candidate no ?

We literally have no access to

99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of the rest of the universe[1], so we can't say. Also we are only aware of what we're aware of, they might be greater mysteries under our noses which we've nor realised, or perhaps are literally unable to comprehend.

[1] quite possibly hyperbolic

[dang]

I put some spaces in your nines to prevent the comment from borking the page layout. Sorry, it's a bug we're working on.

[prox]

Yes but many things are a mystery beyond consciousness (thanks due to being conscious and able to reason) Like for instance whats beyond the universe? What dimensions are there? Is there a why to its [the universe] coming into being? Is there a what to it? And so on.