On Jul 26, 4:52 pm, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/26/2011 12:56 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: > > > I don't see how I'm begging the question. I'm just saying that feeling > > is the interior topology of biological cells, and so a brain made of > > non-biological cells won't feel the same. > > That's fine. I'm OK with that as an hypothesis. But it means that a > being that *acts* the same *may not feel the same*; i.e. may be a > philosophical zombie. That there can be a mismatch between what is felt > and what is reported as felt (reports are *acts*).
Right, but I'm adding that something that does not feel the same may eventually not act the same, and that may be inevitable as behavior is constantly reflecting interior states. If you force an exterior state on a being, it may not change the interior to match, but that doesn't mean that the exterior state won't match the interior at some point. A more concrete example is plastic surgery. Does it necessarily change your personality? Does it give you license to express different aspects of your personality? Are you the same person? As you age will the effect fade? Craig -- 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.
