RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness
August 24, 2015 at 3:40 pm
(This post was last modified: August 24, 2015 at 3:46 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Science doesn't prove, but setting up an experiment to determine whether or not something is conscious shouldn't be too difficult.....we do it all the time (and subjectivity is hardly a problem here). I don't personally care to exclude windows, or any other thing. Either "x" presents itself or it doesn't, human dignity means fuck all in this context.
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