Consciousness

Consciousness is the quality or state of being aware.[1] To be conscious in the philosophical sense means to have mental processes that are self-directed [2] and which provide a locus of subjective experience.[3] Animals are alleged to possess a form of consciousness [4] although this is not necessarily to be equated with the Christian notion of having moral worth or an immortal soul.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Atheism and the origin of consciousness
* 2 Consciousness in Buddhism
* 3 Consciousness in Jainism
* 4 References

## Atheism and the origin of consciousness[edit]

See also: Atheism and consciousness and Origin of human consciousness and Atheism and irrationality

The atheist worldview cannot explain the existence of consciousness, while the theistic worldview can satisfactorily offer a reasonable explanation (see: Atheism and consciousness).[6]

## Consciousness in Buddhism[edit]

Consciousness or Vijnana in Sanskrit is the fifth of the Five aggregates in Buddhist philosophy of mind.

## Consciousness in Jainism[edit]

Consciousness or Chetna in Sanskrit is attribute of soul (substance dualism) in Jain philosophy of mind.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consciousness
2. ↑ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fDMNg2y9UN8C&pg=PA161&dq=consciousness+"self-directedness"
3. ↑ http://www.consciousentities.com/bats.htm
4. ↑ http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v5/psyche-5-16-saidel.html
5. ↑ http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/448
6. ↑
* The Argument from Consciousness for the Existence of God*Consciousness: One of Atheism's Irresolvable Problems