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Another example would be simple dreaming. The "you" experiencing the dream is indistinguishable from a conscious being (normal you) at least to itself. It has t
by SAI_Peregrinus 6y ago
Another example would be simple dreaming. The "you" experiencing the dream is indistinguishable from a conscious being (normal you) at least to itself. It has thoughts, feelings, sensations, and experiences. There can also be other people in your dream, and you can sometimes converse with them. Yet (unless you're dreaming you can read minds) your dream self can't tell what these other dream-people are thinking, even though they're all part of your mind. And they can be indistinguishable to you from conscious beings.
- tcgv 6y ago> your dream self can't tell what these other dream-people are thinking, even though they're all part of your mind That's a great proposition! Nevertheless I'd be more inclined to believe that these dream-people are not really thinking, and most likely don't have conciousness, as they're stimulations of our visual perceptions slightly modified in some sort of dynamic/interactive manner and mixed together with our memory and recollections.
- SAI_Peregrinus 6y agoYet you (your main dream self) perceives them as conscious. They pass all the tests for being real, thinking beings. They respond like real people, at least much of the time. So how can one tell if they're thinking or not?