I think you don't understand what "X is just an idea in consciousness" means. You are adding an extra step to the meaning of this phrase, that shouldn't be there. That extra step that you add is that you first create the X, and then you put it in consciousness. The correct meaning of this phrase is to not create any X, but to let it be just an idea right from the start. When I say "Santa Claus comes for Christmas", I don't first create a Santa Claus and then put it in consciousness, but it exists right from the start only in consciousness. Similar, when I say: "The brain is brown", I don't first create a brain and then put it in consciousness, but it exists right from the start only as an imaginary object that I fantasize about. So wanting to "copy the brain" is like wanting to copy Santa Claus that you only invent in your own imagination. How are you going to do that if there is no Santa Claus whatsoever ?
On Tuesday, 23 April 2019 00:24:25 UTC+3, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > But the "what matters" part is the basis of dualism. > > If everything is consciousness, then the cells of the brain - and the > brain itself - are ideas in consciousness. So the brain copy would be > conscious according to consciousness monism! > > With dualism, you get what you said: Something is left behind in the copy. > > I'm pointing out that if you are a true consciousness monist, then the > brain copy would be conscious too. > -- 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.
