View Poll Results: How are consciousness & intelligence related?

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  • Intelligence cannot exist without consciousness.

    9 24.32%

  • Consciousness is necessary for evolution of intelligence, but not for AI.

    3 8.11%

  • Consciousness is an evolutionary accident not required for intelligence.

    5 13.51%

  • Consciousness always occurs as a byproduct of intelligence.

    7 18.92%

  • None of the above represents my view.

    13 35.14%
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Thread: Is consciousness necessary for intelligence?

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  1. Jul 25th, 2001, 05:12 AM #11
    Nucleus
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    Assuming we as humans are both conscious and intelligent, is consciousness part of our cognitive process hardwired when we are born (are we born both intelligent and conscious), or is consciousness something that may be learned?

    I don't think many would argue we as humans are born without intelligence, for me this is the ability to learn.

    So are we are born conscious or not?

    If we are born conscious then this potentially supports a codependency between intelligence and consciousness. If not then this supports intelligence not requiring consciousness.

    I gravitate towards thinking that intelligence makes consciousness possible, rather than consciousness being required for intelligence.
    Last edited by Nucleus; Jul 25th, 2001 at 05:38 AM.
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