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Mind without a Brain
    #14070346 - 03/05/11 10:54 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)



Please point to a single mind without a brain. TIA


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Re: Mind without a Brain [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070553 - 03/05/11 11:44 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Maybe yours? Have you ever seen your brain? I sure haven't. I've just taken it on faith that it's there.

Cnidarians don't have brains, but I guess we can't say for sure whether they have minds or not.


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Re: Mind without a Brain [Re: R2-D2]
    #14070574 - 03/05/11 11:51 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Quote:

Christians don't have brains, but I guess we can't say for sure whether they have minds or not.




That is insulting - sort of...


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Re: Mind without a Brain [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070591 - 03/05/11 11:57 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

icwutudidthar

You should check out God and Other Minds by Alvin Plantinga


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Re: Mind without a Brain [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070600 - 03/05/11 11:59 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

If a silicon copy of a brain was made, with each component accurately mimicking each neuron, all connected in to each other via silicon synapses, would that be a mind without a brain?

Obviously not possible to build now, but I can't see any barriers against one in the future.

I guess this reply is the same as your first post:


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Re: Mind without a Brain [Re: Ygor]
    #14070619 - 03/05/11 12:04 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)



Even if accomplished, there would still be a brain behind the mind, not some immaterial floating blob of nothingness.


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Re: Mind without a Brain [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070858 - 03/05/11 01:03 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Ah. So this is against ghosts, astral tulpas, spirits, out of body experiences, etc. Rather than against transhumanism. Gotcha.

I look forward to responses!


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Re: Mind without a Brain [Re: Ygor]
    #14071070 - 03/05/11 01:55 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

*deranger points at himself*

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Re: Mind without a Brain [Re: deranger]
    #14071101 - 03/05/11 02:05 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Guess we can close this topic then.

:lockdance:


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