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Why such a quick dismissal? We have virtually zero evidence one way or the other. Calling consciousness an “emergent property” is a cop-out answer. What, materi
by ryeights 7y ago
Why such a quick dismissal? We have virtually zero evidence one way or the other. Calling consciousness an “emergent property” is a cop-out answer. What, materially, is that property, what physical laws explain it, and by what mechanism does it emerge from mere electrical impulses?
- Stierlitz 7y ago> .. What, materially, is that property .. Synapses firing .. > .. what physical laws explain it .. Physics .. > .. and by what mechanism does it emerge from mere electrical impulses? Through the senses and acting on the environment through muscles triggered by synapses firing.
- mooseburger 7y agoHeard of the China brain thought experiment? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_brain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_brain Would such a brain be conscious? Why or why not?
- Stierlitz 7y ago> Would such a brain be conscious? Why or why not? If the brain was stimulated by inputs from the surrounding environment then YES!