349: The hard problem of consciousness

<p>P&amp;C review a Rye Pale Ale from Seven Locks Brewing, then discuss consciousness. </p> <p>Why does the brain produce the subjective experience of consciousness? Physical things have mass, energy, electric charge, etc., but we don&#39;t typically associate such attributes with physical things. </p> <p>It&#39;s even more troubling when we consider that it seems possible for a human being to be able to do everything a human does without any subjective experience. Or, in other words, what does subjective experience add? </p> <p>Is it possible that consciousness is simply a part of the universe, like gravity, and that it manifests to different degrees at different times? If so, what are the triggers that make it manifest? </p>