Abstract

This short narrative explores the paradox of discrete consciousness through a whimsical conversation between a talking dog and Richard Dawkins. By highlighting the difficulty in explaining why a particular consciousness inhabits a specific mind or vessel among infinite possibilities, it challenges both purely materialist and metaphysical accounts. The piece calls for intellectual humility and an openness to paradigms that might address fundamental mysteries of self and existence. This short narrative explores the paradox of discrete consciousness through a whimsical conversation between a talking dog and Richard Dawkins. By highlighting the difficulty in explaining why a particular consciousness inhabits a specific mind or vessel among infinite possibilities, it challenges both purely materialist and metaphysical accounts. The piece calls for intellectual humility and an openness to paradigms that might address fundamental mysteries of self and existence. Copyright © 2024 Ed Mirza. All Rights Reserved This work is fully protected under copyright law. No part of this document may be copied, quoted, referenced, reproduced, modified, distributed, or used in any form without the explicit, written permission of the author.