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If one twin had direct neural access to the other twin's emotional states or "what it's like" aspect of sensory perception, that would be different than any for
by mannykannot 5y ago
If one twin had direct neural access to the other twin's emotional states or "what it's like" aspect of sensory perception, that would be different than any form of communication involving one making gestures that the other interprets.
- simonh 5y agoI don't believe we have any reliable evidence for that though.
- mannykannot 5y agoNo; the cases of conjoined-at-the-brain twins where both twins are conscious to the degree of each knowing that it is a person are extremely rare, and in any case, a dualist could always claim that whatever is physically observable is not the whole story, as dualism is unfalsifiable so long as its proponents avoid making any affirmative statements about how the mind works.