On 3/10/2015 10:41 AM, John Clark wrote:
> I agree that no falsifiable theory of consciousness can be materialistic.
It goes far beyond that, no theory of consciousness of any sort is falsifiable and
that's why the subject is such a colossal waste of time.
We routinely judge whether people are conscious or not based on their behavior.
Materialist theories generally predict that chemical, electrical, or mechanical stimulus
of the brain will have repeatable effects on the behavior we use to judge consciousness.
That's why we rely on anesthesia, get a buzz from alcohol, and relieve epilepsy by
surgery. If these didn't work repeatably that would be evidence against material theories
of consciousness. Not definitive falsification - but lots of theories don't admit
definitive falsification.
Brent
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