Consciousness Threshold Demo
Eight independent approaches converge on C ≈ 0.50 as the consciousness threshold. Hover over each approach to see its methodology and uncertainty range.
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The Convergence
The mean threshold across all 8 approaches is C = 0.499. The standard deviation is 0.012. All 8 approaches fall within ±0.03 of 0.50.
This convergence is the strongest evidence for the consciousness threshold prediction. However: all 8 approaches were developed within the same framework (Synchronism), so they're not fully independent. External derivation would be much stronger.
What Would Falsify This
- EEG anesthesia study showing consciousness loss at widely varying C values (1.0 to 6.0)
- Species with consciousness at demonstrably different C thresholds
- C ≈ 0.50 being an artifact of the tanh function's inflection point (mathematical, not physical)