Nagel says of consciousness, "No doubt it occurs in countless forms totally unimaginable to us, on other planets in other solar systems throughout the universe. But no matter how the form may vary, the fact that an organism has conscious experience at all means, basically, that there is something ..."

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Nagel's famous assertion is that consciousness involves something that is subjective and cannot be reduced to objective, third-person descriptions. He argues that consciousness involves a subjective point of view or a subjective "what it is like" to be that organism. Therefore, choice B is the correct answer. The other options are not relevant to Nagel's argument.

Nagel Says of Consciousness, "No Doubt It Occurs in Countless