"Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > How could a creature act like a human being but not be conscious?
> > Explain this to me...
> >
> Because, if human behavior is totally based on the biochemistry of the
> brain/body, then the existence/non-existence of self-awareness is
> meaningless in terms of explaining behavior.
Except that it is discussed! If it has no effect on behavior, how could we
possibly be discussing it? Although we're blurring self-awareness with
consciousness; for the former we have good operational definitions and
tests, like the paint-on-the-nose test.
Maybe every member of the human race that hasn't discussed consciousness
*isn't* conscious - it's just a very infectuous meme. :)
Joshua
