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> “To ensure the success and social acceptance of this research long term, an ethical framework must be forged now” It seems to me like the ethical framework s
by rocqua 9y ago
> “To ensure the success and social acceptance of this research long term, an ethical framework must be forged now”
It seems to me like the ethical framework surrounding this depends rather a lot on the outcome of these experiments. We have no idea what a disembodied consciousness experiences. Nor do we know what, if anything, they would express.
To me, the answers to these questions determine the ethics of this to a very large degree.
One might argue that the possibilities are so horrible that we should not proceed. And yet I cannot help but be curious.
- x3haloed 9y agoWe should experiment on ourselves instead of animals if we expect to reap all the benefit. We do have an idea. Try dissociatives. Or at least read about them.
- x3haloed 9y agoHint: it CAN be extremely terrifying.
- ItsMe000001 9y ago> We have no idea what a disembodied consciousness experiences. Try sensory deprivation (or isolation) tanks, or just solitary confinement. Both and especially the latter obviously are just a tiny fraction as bad. You don't spend much time in a tank, and the solitary confinement still leaves you with your senses. But already getting too much of either is pretty bad. As an exercise for yourself: Just sit completely still in a completely quiet and dark room for as long as you can (try the cellar).