• Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    1 month ago

    You can’t torture something without a consciousness. What a baity title for sure.

    BRB torturing my chair.

    • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      1 month ago

      we aren’t even sure where consciousness comes from. maybe your chair has a form of consciousness.

      • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        1 month ago

        Yes, but it’s improbable and just another theory. But it’s not possible to be completely sure so mayne your car tyres are conscious…

        • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          1 month ago

          yeah, that’s my point. what even is consciousness? what’s the difference between the electrochemical signals in your brain and plausible future tech that can run those same signals inside transistors instead of meat?

          how can we be sure it’s not you when it responds and acts exactly like you if installed inside your meat body?

          • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            0
            ·
            1 month ago

            Sure, but then again, what are you going to do with the poor chair 😅, maybe it’s consciousness isn’t linked the same as ours (we have access to memory for example).

            So it’s just there, feeling, experiencing. But then again, feeling and experiencing what?

            It sure is interesting, and so wildly complicated too.