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> I'd be astonished if that statement were correct. What is the alternative to that statement?

• labrador 4y ago
  Nikola Tesla said it best: "My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration" Our consciousness could be "in the cloud" On several occasions I've had people say they can prove consciousness is in the brain by saying that removing such and such part of the brain changes a person's emotions and thoughts. My reply is always the same "If I removed parts from a radio receiver it wouldn't be able to pick up the signal as well" The notion that consciousness is in the cloud is at least as plausible that consciousness resides wholly in the brain
  • highspeedbus 4y ago
    Does changing a resistor value alters what words the speaker is saying?
    • labrador 4y ago
      It does if doing so causes the selected frequency to drift to another channel
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  • TheDudeMan 4y ago
    > The notion that consciousness is in the cloud is at least as plausible that consciousness resides wholly in the brain Well, no. Because there is no evidence of a "central consciousness cloud" and no evidence of a communication mechanism to that cloud.
    • mdp2021 4y ago
      'Plausible' can also cover reminders of possibilities that should not been ruled out and can be impactful. Like in Shakespeare's Hamlet: «To sleep, perchance to dream - ay, there's the rub, for in this sleep of death what dreams may come...». Afterlife as "plausible" - a critical suspect. Note that in the history of 'plausible', it was also used for "nonsense, sophism, manipulation that rubes would applaud" (as opposed to "not only apparently" 'true') - the adoption was extensive (as opposed to, say, "what a sensible one would applaud") in its legitimate coverage. It has not been restricted de facto, as it may not de jure.