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Well, I believe this line of thinking leads to the inescapable conclusion that consciousness is only an illusion.
by gmaslov 14y ago
Well, I believe this line of thinking leads to the inescapable conclusion that consciousness is only an illusion.
- nova 14y agoConsciousness means different things. If by consciousness you mean introspection or self-modeling or something like that then consciousness is definitely real. But it's just a property that some minds have, and that someday will probably be analyzed and replicated in silico. But if you mean some kind of special conserved "essence" that makes you "you" in addition of your memories... then yes, it's probably just an illusion. Which is a disturbing thought, I admit.