Re:What Does It Mean to Die?
by contravariant on Thursday February 01, 2018 @03:57PM
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That particular statement is so vague and subjective that I'm curious what evidence you think contradicts it.
I suppose the more relevant quote is:
> he no longer thought it possible that all conscious experience, particularly one’s perception of beauty, could be a “mere electrophysiological epiphenomenon,”
https://lesswrong.com/lw/or/joy_in_the_merely_real/
Though for the music one the “transcend spatial limitations of matter” is the part I take issue with. It’s unclear what it even means, but seems to imply some supernatural specialness.
Re:What Does It Mean to Die?
by abritinthebay on Thursday February 01, 2018 @05:46PM
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It's not vague - it's nonsense. Difference.
Though when he's making statements about the mind and how it could define what 'death' means in a clinical sense, then nonsense like "The music seemed to transcend the spatial limitations of matter" which is contradicted by all existing evidence, reduces my respect for him on that topic and makes me nervous about his scientific/critical thinking in general.
If they can't get that right why would I think they have a good idea about something where there's less evidence that's even more controversial?