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Re:What Does It Mean to Die? by contravariant on Thursday February 01, 2018 @03:57PM (#16285814)
That particular statement is so vague and subjective that I'm curious what evidence you think contradicts it.
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Re:What Does It Mean to Die? by fossuser on Thursday February 01, 2018 @07:33PM (#16287300)
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.

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Re:What Does It Mean to Die? by abritinthebay on Thursday February 01, 2018 @05:46PM (#16286687)
It's not vague - it's nonsense. Difference.
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