On 27 March 2018 at 09:35, Brent Meeker <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 3/26/2018 3:19 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > > > If you are not and never can be aware of it then in what sense is it > consciousness? > > > Depends on what you mean by "it". I can be aware of my consciousness, > without being aware that it is different than it was before; just as I can > be aware of my consciousness without knowing whether it is the same as > yours, or the same as some robot. > If I am given a brain implant to try out for a few days and I notice no difference with the implant (everything feels exactly the same if I switch it in or out of circuit), everyone I know agrees there is no change in me, and every test I do with the implant switched in or out of circuit yields the same results, then I think there would be no good reason to hesitate in saying yes to the implant. If the change it brings about is neither objectively nor subjectively obvious, it isn't a change. -- Stathis Papaioannou -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
