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> A majority of philosophers accept (or lean toward accepting) consciousness in adult humans (95.15 per cent), I laughed aloud. > The Declaration points to fi
by gryfft 3y ago
> A majority of philosophers accept (or lean toward accepting) consciousness in adult humans (95.15 per cent),
I laughed aloud.
> The Declaration points to five consciousness markers that are the results of scientific research: homologous brain circuits; artificial stimulation of brain regions causing similar behaviours and emotional expressions in humans and other animals; neural circuits supporting behavioural/electrophysical states of attentiveness, sleep and decision-making; mirror self-recognition; and similar impacts of hallucinogenic drugs across species.
...awesome. This is a really fun article.
- taneq 3y agoOK so to translate those 'consciousness markers': - You've gotta have a brain like ours - Messing with your brain should do the same thing to you that it does to us - Gotta have 'attentiveness' since the homunculus needs a homunculus too - It's you in the mirror - Get wasted like us Hmmmyeah these seem like good yardsticks for consciousness. /s
- ggpsv 3y agoAs I like to call it, anthropic arrogance.