Instigator / Pro
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1500
rating
1
debates
50.0%
won
Topic
#6534

Consciousness is a physical part of Reality

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

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After not so many votes...

It's a tie!
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
1,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
0
1500
rating
1
debates
50.0%
won
Description

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Round 1
Pro
#1
Thank you for accepting! My first argument will focus on thoughts. 

If one considers thoughts part of human consciousness, then consciousness is inherently something physical. Thoughts are, after all, part of the human brain and one can only think if one has a brain. If one were dead or an inanimate object, such as the air around us, one would not be capable of conscious thought and therefore not be conscious. It is thus plausibly true to argue that consciousness physically lies within the brain, where thoughts also reside. Both thoughts and consciousness only exist as objects within the brain. 

The same applies to conscious decisions, conscious movements, and conscious experiences which all necessitate the brain. 
Con
#2
Forfeited
Round 2
Pro
#3
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Con
#4
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Round 3
Pro
#5
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#6
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Round 4
Pro
#7
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Con
#8
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