SpicyAnt@mander.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoTeleportation machines exist. Most people use them, and they come out the other side just fine. Would you use them?message-squaremessage-square86linkfedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareTeleportation machines exist. Most people use them, and they come out the other side just fine. Would you use them?SpicyAnt@mander.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square86linkfedilinkfile-text
Would it make a difference if the laws of physics prevent or allow a machine from operating in ‘duplicate’ mode?
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoThat is afaik our current best guess at what consciousness is. If you don’t accept that model as true at least for the moment, I don’t know what we’re talking about.
minus-squareLemmywinks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 months agoWe don’t know what consciousness is, that’s my point. It’s called ‘the hard problem of consciousness’ for a reason, there is no consensus.
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoThat’s why I said current best guess. If we have no idea at all, this entire discussion is useless and OP should delete.
That is afaik our current best guess at what consciousness is. If you don’t accept that model as true at least for the moment, I don’t know what we’re talking about.
We don’t know what consciousness is, that’s my point. It’s called ‘the hard problem of consciousness’ for a reason, there is no consensus.
That’s why I said current best guess. If we have no idea at all, this entire discussion is useless and OP should delete.