As far as I can see, the general pattern of life forms I have dealt with is that structure is subordinate to function.

Once you differentiate between S=>R chains (Pavlov and Skinner) and actual awareness, it seems highly likely to me that consciousness has far more effect on structure than structure has on consciousness, even though in some cases the individual consciousness pretends to be wholly fixated on S=>R inputs from a physical nervous system, for example.    Furthermore I have never seen evidence that a purely physical aggregate can make a postulated state begin to come about, the way life does every day.

So I am inclined toward the probability that attention and consciousness actually bring about postulated spaces which then get left on automatic and accruing and solidifying, gradually form the kind of spacetime we are so accustomed to.

But the truth is these are simply preferred hypotheses, until such time as I can figure out how to walk through walls and such.


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