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Originally Posted by Viggorous
Oh yeah, sorry, I see what you mean.
I'm not sure I understand why the properties of humans matter more than the properties of everything else we know when it comes to inference, though.
Your argument is as follows
p1) if a subset or part of a whole is not self aware, then the whole cannot be self aware.
p2) a rock is not self aware
p3) a rock is a part or subset of the universe
therefore
c) the universe is not self aware
This is what you are arguing with your statement "A rock isn't self aware, so then the universe can't be either, can it?"
but if I plug in some different values, I get an incorrect conclusion
p1) if a subset or part of a whole is not self aware, then the whole cannot be self aware.
p2) a leg is not self aware
p3) a leg is a part or subset of a person
therefore
c) a person is not self aware
c follows from p1,p2, and p3. But c is false( unless you believe that people are not self aware). Therefore your argument is false.