Thanks for the welcome, all. These were quick replies. If only the Psychology forums I frequent were half as quick as this was...
No, I was stating the obvious: you don't exist without your brain. Not the opposite. Unless that's not what you're asking.
I thought the same. Now I'm questioning my understanding of it.
Quote:What does it even mean to say that "you" exist without your brain? I don't find this coherent.
No, I was stating the obvious: you don't exist without your brain. Not the opposite. Unless that's not what you're asking.
Quote:Indeed, I believe the scientific consensus is that consciousness always accompanies a functioning brain. It's never been observed without it. The idea that it exists separately is fanciful and unfounded. It's generally viewed as an emergent property of brains; it doesn't exist as an entity in its own right. It's something a brain "does".
I thought the same. Now I'm questioning my understanding of it.
