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Thomas Metzinger addresses this exact question in his book _The Ego Tunnel_ ([1] a great non-technical overview of his work in Philosophy-o-Mind/Neuroscience),
by eschulte 15y ago
Thomas Metzinger addresses this exact question in his book _The Ego Tunnel_ ([1] a great non-technical overview of his work in Philosophy-o-Mind/Neuroscience), and he comes down strongly on the side that any artificial generation of "consciousness" would be reckless and could likely increasing the amount of suffering in the world.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Ego-Tunnel-Science-Mind-Myth/dp/0465045677 http://www.amazon.com/Ego-Tunnel-Science-Mind-Myth/dp/046504...
- dodo53 15y agoThat sounds really interesting, thanks for link.
- eschulte 15y agoHappy to share. Metzinger takes a hard line on strong materialism and against the existence of the self. For a more general overview of current strains of scientific thoughts on consciousness I'd recommend _Conversations on Consciousness_ [1] which interviews leading researchers who are representative of the varied approaches to the field. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Consciousness-Minds-Think-about/dp/0195179587 http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Consciousness-Minds-Thin...