On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 at 20:02, Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think he means one can replace a human brain and/or nervous system with > computer microchips and consciousness will be preserved, or perfectly > simulated so the person who says "Yes doctor", will awake from the surgery > thinking he/she's the same person, like awakening from unremarkable > surgery. From my pov, this belief is a huge, huge stretch since we can even > define what consciousness IS. AG > The complaint that we can’t define, explain or test for consciousness can be used for “awakening from unremarkable surgery” as well: people who go through it seem to be the same, but how could you know? > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAH%3D2ypXs%3DQLUMqatjH8C8AftMdd4j1p7Cybj5r2pzihmG3F%2BAg%40mail.gmail.com.
