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> We don't even know whether other human beings are conscious, man. This is why so far the Kantian philosophy makes the most sense to me. I can tell that some
by foobarian 2y ago
> We don't even know whether other human beings are conscious, man.
This is why so far the Kantian philosophy makes the most sense to me. I can tell that something is there because I am thinking it, but can't tell about any others.
The really scary thing is the question of why this particular body at this particular time. It's like when born, organisms generate a "consciousness vortex/attractor" that binds to a particular identity.
It's also interesting that sleeping or fainting pauses the consciousness, and later still ends up in the same body (unless it's like coroutines and it doesn't matter which identity ends up in the body).
We also know that removing parts of the brain can cause memories and certain features to go away.
- 9dev 2y ago> It's also interesting that sleeping or fainting pauses the consciousness, and later still ends up in the same body I always found it even more interesting how your body can switch off the consciousness if it gets in the way. Try holding your breath for example—do it too long, and your body will kill the faulty process and restore the system to a working state before attempting a new deployment.
- silver_silver 2y agoIt’s possible that consciousness is merely observation and agency, or less comfortably, just observation. A lot of one’s identity comes from their experiences, particularly as a child, and like you say: memory has been proven to be physically rooted in the brain. We could all be the same observer moving around in time and space, a new one every morning, or the same continuously, and there would be very little way to tell. Who can say whether the day to day fluctuations in our behaviour are biological or a result of a different will driving us?