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A Critical Classification of Colloquial Speculative Consciousness Hypotheses in Social Media: Fact, Theory, and Metaphysical Postulate

David Cawthorpe

Qeios May 15, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.32388/ay5qm2 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Theoretical or philosophical paper
Key points	Proposes a classification framework to distinguish factual, theoretical, and metaphysical claims about consciousness in social media discourse.

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A Critical Classification of Colloquial Speculative Consciousness Hypotheses in Social Media: Fact, Theory, and Metaphysical Postulate