On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 9:31 PM Russell Standish <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Assuming you're in principle OK with the concept of a brain in a vat > (which is a disembodied mind), then the you too do not have an apriori > reason for the existence of physical things.* > I don't see why a brain in a vat is fundamentally different from a brain in a skull, both sorts of brains are made of matter that obeys the laws of physics. I think information is the fundamental thing that makes me be me, but information must be about something and in this case it's information about how atoms are arranged. And atoms are physical things that interact with each other according to the laws of physics. 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv2z1F_P_cwfaZQFAUPp%3DGVuR1F2cOmKM5mPHcHwiCoJ%2BQ%40mail.gmail.com.
