solowe1

I'm not sure that perception and conciousness can be classified as the same thing. On the other hand, perception itself is never anything more than the effect of a cause. This might sound like a cop out. But I believe its been established that nothing we see, smell, hear, touch, or feel is experienced first hand. It is all broken down into electrical and chemical signals and then reestablished upon the conciousness. The conciousness for its own point has been proven to ignore or change its view of the world "if that view defies expectations". Therefore I don't believe you can discount cause and effect as a major ingrediant in the sensory systems of our worlds.

Through the interaction of the organs of the eye and the miracle of light we are able to see a computer screen. Because of the physical properties of plastic and metal we can have a computer screen before us. Because of tangled web of affairs stretching back into the pleistoscene our species has learned through the smallest possible steps how to conceive, manufacture and ultimately use a computer screen. I could go on but I have to get to work.

I will point out one other thing. Some pets like to watch t.v. My cat ignors the t.v. like its not there. No matter what kind of birds are flying around on the screen or what kind of small animals are running around, my cat couldn't be bothered with it. Why. I believe its because they are missing crucial components that would make my cat say "hey look a lovely bird, I would like to eat it now". I think its possible that for other animals, ---an object that has no smell or scent does not really exist. So what does this mean. I'm not sure....I will think about it at work and see if I come up with an answer.