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If I were a brain in a vat, why would the truth or falsehood of my beliefs matter? I can't interact with the world from the vat.
by LogicalBorg 13y ago
If I were a brain in a vat, why would the truth or falsehood of my beliefs matter? I can't interact with the world from the vat.
- dack 13y agoWhat does it mean for something to "matter" anyway? Does interacting with the world mean that your beliefs now matter? What if your brain-in-a-vat was hooked up to a computer that would encode your synapses on paper on the other side of the world? Does that "matter"? Not trolling, just trying to make sense of what you mean by your sentence.
- Nursie 13y agoMy thoughts exactly. If I am a brain in a vat, who cares whether I say "I am a brain in a vat", I'm a brain in a vat and my opinions on the matter are irrelevant.