On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I am claiming that when I receive anesthesia I become both unintelligent >> and non-conscious. I am also claiming that when any of my fellow human >> beings receive a anesthesia they behave unintelligently, but I can make no >> conclusion of any sort regarding the effect the drug has on their >> consciousness UNLESS I assume that the Turing Test is valid and Darwin's >> Theory of Evolution is true. >> > > > Why don't you just ask them if they were conscious during the > anaesthesia? Or don't third party personal reports count as evidence in > your scheme? Third party personal reports count just fine *PROVIDED* you assume as I do that the Turing Test is valid and Darwin's Theory of Evolution is true. But if you don't make that assumption like so many on this list then behavior, including lack of behavior, of third parties tells you absolutely nothing about their consciousness. John K Clark -- 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.
