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Re:Brains are not required to think or solve problems – simp... by lkadjal on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:19AM (#39128749)
> In this light consciousness also makes more sense to me, although consciousness feels more like a by-product, our (human) ability to hold an internal model of the world in our minds and interact with it, is pretty advanced.

You can generate all kind of sentences like this all day you want in your consciousness. That does not make it any true.

There is zero evidence for existence of physical matter/materialism.

The only thing we know for sure that exists is consciousness.

And you suggest the complete opposite with zero evidence.

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Re:Brains are not required to think or solve problems – simp... by FeepingCreature on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:29AM (#39128848)
There is also zero "evidence", by this extremely restrictive standard of "evidence", for existence of any consciousness aside one's own. This rhetorical strategy thus has a weakness: who or what exactly are you trying to convince?
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Re:Brains are not required to think or solve problems – simp... by lkadjal on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:41AM (#39128942)
> There is also zero "evidence", by this extremely restrictive standard of "evidence", for existence of any consciousness aside one's own.

Yes. That is correct.

> This rhetorical strategy thus has a weakness: who or what exactly are you trying to convince?

Ego dissolution/self realiszation takes time. It's my goal in life. But haven't achieved yet. But your comment do point that I should not waste time on engaging in things like this which builds up the ego more.

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Re:Brains are not required to think or solve problems – simp... by tambourine_man on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:41AM (#39128941)
You may want to read on Descartes critiques from last century. Not even your own consciousness is a given.
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Re:Brains are not required to think or solve problems – simp... by lkadjal on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:41AM (#39128946)
Obviously there is no you. Just the experience. I thought that was pretty obvious.
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Re:Brains are not required to think or solve problems – simp... by tambourine_man on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:51AM (#39129029)
Again, I suggest you read some more recent philosophy. This is a good start:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogito,_ergo_sum#Critique

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