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Originally Posted by elphenor
I have no idea what consciousness is
But I think to say we are just chemicals in the brain leaves a lot to be desired as none of those chemicals remain very long
It seems to me we are more a blueprint shaped by our experiences and genetics
And so if you replicate the blueprint is it something seperate from or a continuation of a concioussness?
I have yet to find a satisfactory answer in either direction
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Try this if you don't mind slogging through some math. It's a stimulating read.
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Originally Posted by elphenor
Try this thought experiment:
Every second another "you" no longer exists but you don't know that because the new you is an almost exact replica of the previous containing all the same memories
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Why only once per second?