On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 4:50:36 AM UTC-6, stathisp wrote: > > > > On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 at 20:02, Alan Grayson <[email protected] > <javascript:>> 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 >
Haven't you ever awoken from surgery? AG -- 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/64aa794f-d505-4b4f-8802-07946f137942%40googlegroups.com.
