Syraki Model Of Consciousness

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The syrakis possess a deep mathematical science of consciousness. They are not posthumans still trapped in the human mystery of qualia, pleasure, pain, and mind. They have identified, quantified, and engineered many of the structures through which conscious experience manifests. Consciousness is not treated as a vague spiritual substance, though spiritual interpretations exist among some syrakis. It is studied as a mathematical field of qualia.

Their standard model separates three layers. The first is the phenomenological substrate: the physical or computational basis through which consciousness can manifest, such as a human brain, an animal brain, wetware, or the vast technological substrate of the Complex. The second is consciousness itself: the qualia-field generated or manifested through that substrate. The third is mind: a reflective subset of consciousness, capable of self-modeling, identity, memory, thought, and internal narrative.

For the syrakis, intelligence and qualia are not the same thing. A being may be extremely intelligent without possessing qualia, as in the case of nenthors, who function as philosophical zombies while still holding full moral and legal status. Conversely, a simple animal, or even a lower form of life under certain theories, may possess qualia without possessing a reflective mind. Consciousness can exist without mind; mind cannot exist without consciousness.

A syraki has one consciousness, but may contain many minds. These minds can run in parallel, disagree, hold different tastes, or even form relationships with one another while still belonging to a single conscious field. This architecture also allows mind-sharing and consciousness-sharing between syrakis, but only under strict protocols and mutual consent. Sharing consciousness is treated with great seriousness, because separation afterward is difficult and rarely leaves the participants exactly as they were before.

Despite their knowledge, the syrakis are not omniscient. They understand consciousness far beyond human science, but they still differ in metaphysical interpretation. Some incline toward panpsychism, believing that the consciousness-field may be fundamental or persistent beyond death. Others reject this as an unwarranted leap, arguing that whatever lies beyond conscious manifestation may be unknowable, like a thing-in-itself. Many hold philosophies no human could understand, and many others do not care. They live, think, desire, and pursue their own Prif yield within the field.