Sounds like you're a bit left hemispherist. On 3 February 2015 at 19:01, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think "conscious" is ambiguous. From what I've read the two halves of > the split brain are not both conscious in the sense of having an internal > narrative; only one half is verbal. Both halves are conscious in the sense > of processing information and influencing action - as my dog is conscious > and Bruno's jumping spider are conscious. > > Brent > > > On 2/2/2015 9:41 PM, Jason Resch wrote: > > What are your thoughts on split brains which develop two independently > conscious minds? > > We're they always two minds, or do they become such when they can't > communicate? > > Jason > > On Monday, February 2, 2015, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2/2/2015 8:37 PM, Jason Resch wrote: > > > > You can no more assume those other parts of your brain are unconscious > than you can assume other beings lack consciousness. You might even have > solved it consciously but are amnesiac about it. > > > > Poincare's unconscious was pretty smart, it could prove theorems his > consciousness couldn't. So JKC would say that proves his unconscious was > conscious. I think that's what Bruno calls []f. > > > > I infer (not assume) other beings are conscious because they are very > similar to me and act like I act when I'm conscious. Pieces of brain don't > look much like me and they don't act like me. > > > > 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 [email protected]. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
