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Point of order, it's the whole body that composes the experience that is you. If your brain and body got separated I reckon the 'you' would change, not unlike h
by burnished 5y ago
Point of order, it's the whole body that composes the experience that is you. If your brain and body got separated I reckon the 'you' would change, not unlike how if you modified the goo 'you' would change.
- ctoth 5y agoExcellent point. There are some people trying to just freeze heads, and you're right this may have some terrifying and unforeseen consequences to the potential person who might pop out the other end of that process. Can you imagine the possible body horror even with a cloned body? That said, when discussing consciousness, abstractly, it's sort of a necessary vs. sufficient distinction. The brain may be sufficient to maintain identity even without the body. The inverse is certainly not true.