Q&A: Consciousness
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Consciousness
Question
If it were possible to show that a certain neuron in the brain causes consciousness and subjective experience, could one then say that there is an identity between the soul in the view of the Sages and that single neuron?
Answer
I didn’t understand the question. If a magnifying glass creates fire from sunlight, does that make the glass the fire?