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The problem with this argument is that this is effectively happening every time you fall asleep or get knocked out. Your consciousness shuts off during both and
by vimacs2 5y ago
The problem with this argument is that this is effectively happening every time you fall asleep or get knocked out. Your consciousness shuts off during both and you rely on memories to preserve the illusion of continuity. In a very real sense, you are dying every day and having your previous state restored - albeit with some behind the scenes processing of the day's experiences during sleep.
- Nursie 5y ago> The problem with this argument is that this is effectively happening every time you fall asleep or get knocked out I think that's quite a huge assertion to make, personally. > In a very real sense, you are dying every day I don't agree with this view, it would take some pretty hard science there to change my mind, to show that sleep and death are really equivalent, and I don't think we have that given the definition of consciousness is a little fuzzy in the first place. This seems to be more a philosophical conjecture than any sort of hard fact.
- vimacs2 5y ago>I think that's quite a huge assertion to make, personally. Not really, especially in the context of the discussion which is privileging the continuity of experience which objectively breaks when you lose consciousness during sleep or anesthesia.