(October 28, 2023 at 10:14 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(October 28, 2023 at 4:04 am)Dmitry1983 Wrote: Many philosophers argue that the human brain isn't the source of consciousness and therefore abortion is murder even if a fetus lacks a fully developed brain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_probl...sciousness
That's because they're idiots. Brain damage will always change consciousness to one degree or another. Anyone who has worked with a TBI patient -- as opposed to making baseless assertions at a college lectern -- would know this.
Find us one of these "philosophers" who would submit to being brain-damaged on this premise that it would not change them. Just one, that'll do.
The brain could be a transceiver. Breaking your phone doesn't affect a person you are talking to.