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When does consciousness begin?
When ones awareness is aware.
2 min readJun 10, 2022
* Before birth. After a couple of ultrasound scans with my son at 20 and 20+ weeks he was observed to squeeze his umbilical cord to get a “buzz” or rush of adrenaline to his brain. Surely consciousness would have been active if he remembered to do this in both ultrasounds
* When ones awareness is aware.
* When you Know that your Conscience ✌🏾
* When one contemplates existence
* That’s a good question. Thanks now I won’t be able to stop thinking about it
* Birth. But I would even say that it’s possible not for a couple months after birth. Young infants often are self-aware and consciousness requires self-awareness.
* When unconsciousness ends, About 42 years. Iol I think…
