On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 at 21:58, Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 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]> 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 > Yes, and I think I was just the same as before and so does everyone else. But maybe I am fundamentally different. How would I 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%3D2ypWCTC10UFMnum%3Dx7HOkNzPKrRh%2BHUHxwq%3Dj7QHOq-PkHg%40mail.gmail.com.
