On 9/18/2019 11:14 AM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 at 21:58, Alan Grayson <agrayson2...@gmail.com <mailto:agrayson2...@gmail.com>> wrote:On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 4:50:36 AM UTC-6, stathisp wrote: On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 at 20:02, Alan Grayson <agrays...@gmail.com> wrote: I think he means one can replace a human brain and/or nervous system with computer microchips and consciousness will be preserved, or perfectly simulated so the person who says "Yes doctor", will awake from the surgery thinking he/she's the same person, like awakening from unremarkable surgery. From my pov, this belief is a huge, huge stretch since we can even define what consciousness IS. AG The complaint that we can’t define, explain or test for consciousness can be used for “awakening from unremarkable surgery” as well: people who go through it seem to be the same, but how could you know?-- Stathis PapaioannouHaven't you ever awoken from surgery? AGYes, and I think I was just the same as before and so does everyone else. But maybe I am fundamentally different. How would I know?
You'd ask people who knew you well. Brent -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/9f50588b-6790-a076-c43e-6f65f931fb64%40verizon.net.
