RE: Seeing red
January 15, 2016 at 7:40 pm
(This post was last modified: January 15, 2016 at 7:43 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Nor do I. I'll allow anything that meets the criteria we use to judge consciousness in other human beings hold that same title -as- conscious. Further I doubt that our own criteria are exhaustive....but it's what we have to go own. While they may not ultimately be, just as I cannot prove that you (or you, Benny) are conscious...making a special pleading argument (ala "-you- are conscious but that other thing only -seems- to be conscious") would eliminate my ability to use reason to make any statements on consciousness, what it is, and what has it, at all.
I truly -would- be groping in the dark, rather than reaching for the stars from a footstool...as I may be now.
(We bounce this stuff off of each other to refine not only our thoughts but the words we use to communicate them, eh? No sweat there and I've certainly had my share of those moments.)
I truly -would- be groping in the dark, rather than reaching for the stars from a footstool...as I may be now.
(We bounce this stuff off of each other to refine not only our thoughts but the words we use to communicate them, eh? No sweat there and I've certainly had my share of those moments.)
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