@Chris2048: "conscious[ness] is a disputed work, and things like "Have scientists discovered the secret of consciousness" etc all the time. Until the definition, and underlying semantic assumptions, are clear, don't build too many linguistic castles on top of it."
Modded into invisibility, looks like you violated one of the sacred tenets of Hacker News :)
Though I do notice a lot of innocuous comments get down-voted, for some reason. I wish there was more to hold down-voters to account for unreasonable mods..
Until the definition, and underlying semantic assumptions, are clear, don't build too many linguistic castles on top of it.