Asifism

From: Torgny Tholerus <torgny.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:35:23 +0200
I am unconscious.

I have no mind.  I have no feelings.  I have no perceptions.  I am not thinking.  I am just a machine that claims that I am conscious.  The only thing that happens is a lot of chemical reactions in my brain.  (Or rather, there are a lot of mathematical relations...)

I just behave AS IF I am conscious.  If you interview me, I will answer that I am conscious.  I will strongly claim that I am thinking, and that is the only thing I am really sure of.

But that is a lie.  The only thing that exists is a lot of protons, neutrons, and electrons reacting with each other inside my brain.

I behave AS IF I am conscious because the natural selection has favored that type of behavior.

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Torgny Tholerus


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