That Craig is the Hofstader "brain in a vat" thought experiment - gradually replacing extended nervous system components with devices of various kinds.
Assuming it keeps "functioning" - why would you assume consciousness to be lost ? The point of that thought experiment incidentally is to keep asking "where am I ?" ... when does my brain stop being "I" ? Regards Ian On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:04 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Suppose we create an electronic device that functions like a brain cell. > Like a brain cell, it takes input, is altered & produces the appropriate > output. > Such a device could replace a brain cell. (Though perhaps it couldn't > reproduce > or repair itself.) If enough of these devices replaced brain cells, must > there > be a point at which consciousness is lost? > Craig > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
