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Big Bang consciousness: IIT 4.0 and the origin of subjective experience

PsyArXiv October 1, 2024 preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/q9zmr (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Theoretical or philosophical paper
Key points	Proposes that consciousness, as defined by IIT 4.0, is a fundamental property that originated with the Big Bang.

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Big Bang consciousness: IIT 4.0 and the origin of subjective experience

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