TT: ' > What is the philosophical term for persons like me, that totally deny > the existence of the consciousness?'
MP: I think the word you are looking for is "deluded". Regards Mark Peaty CDES [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.arach.net.au/~mpeaty/ Torgny Tholerus wrote: > Bruno Marchal skrev: >> Le 04-juin-07, à 14:10, Torgny Tholerus a écrit : >> >> Pain is the same thing as the pain center in the brain being >> stimulated. >> >> If you are really unconscious or not conscious, you could say this, >> indeed, but I hardly believe you are unconscious. >> In the best case your theory will work for you and other "zombie". It >> cannot work for those who admit the 1/3 distinction or the mind/body >> apparent distinction. >> You are on the fringe of being an eliminativist philosopher. What I do >> appreciate is that you offer your theory for yourself. Let me ask you >> explicitly this question, which I admit is admittedly weird to ask to >> a zombie, but: do you think *we* are conscious? > I am constructed in such a way (my brain connections is such that...) I > very strongly claim that I am conscious, I very strongly claim that I > have feelings, I very strongly claim that I have a mind, I very strongly > claim that I have perceptions. But I know (intellectually) that I am > wrong, and I know why I am wrong. > > When I look at you (in 3rd person view), I see that you are constructed > in exactly the same way as I am. So I know why you say that you are > conscious. I know nothing sure about you, but the most probable > conclusion is that you are equally unconscious as I am. > > What is the philosophical term for persons like me, that totally deny > the existence of the consciousness? > (I also deny the existence of infinity...) > > -- > Torgny Tholerus > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
