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Re:Brains are not required to think or solve problems – simp... by digging on Thursday January 25, 2024 @01:37PM (#39132987)
But their saying "Yes" doesn't necessarily make it so. I've made comparable claims while asleep. (Conversely, I've believed myself completely awake while actually asleep and unaware of what my body was doing.)

There would need to be a deeper test than either long-term memory or a yes-or-no question asked in the moment.

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Re:Brains are not required to think or solve problems – simp... by drdeca on Thursday January 25, 2024 @02:20PM (#39133810)
I feel like saying that one is in a sense "conscious" while dreaming..? Though this use of "conscious" seems to conflict with another use which has "asleep" as a primary example of "not conscious"...

I guess maybe this calls for another word. Not sure what word is best.

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