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It's not obvious to me that a baby has consciousness. I don't remember anything from before I was 2 or 3. Isn't a newborn almost an automaton? Or rather, how ca
by andrepd 7y ago
It's not obvious to me that a baby has consciousness. I don't remember anything from before I was 2 or 3. Isn't a newborn almost an automaton? Or rather, how can you prove that it is not?
- me_me_me 7y agoThere are people with brain damage, that loose short- or long-term memory. Are they conscious? This whole debate is very grey area and one could argue from either position and never prove anything (which is one of the reasons I like to read and think about what make us 'us').