Posted by Noctillucent on July 18, 19101 at 19:39:38:

In Reply to: What in bloody hell? posted by John Tchoe on July 18, 19101 at 02:09:34:

We need to clear up a point of confusion.

It has to do with this question: If your brain were made of a different set of atoms than the ones it presently has, would the person who is conscious be YOU, or someone else who only acts like you and has the same memories as you?

How outside observers might answer this is not the question. Rather, how do you answer it?

You seem to grasp the difference in meaning between YOU as a first-person label you apply to yourself, and someone who acts and has your same memories, but isn’t YOU. For example, when we introduce a second duplicate brain, you have no trouble in identifying that brain as being someone who is NOT YOU, even though they have all the same memories as YOU.

Keeping this exact distinction in mind, and your brain were made of a different set atoms, would that person be YOU or someone else?

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• Who are you? John Tchoe 14:10:22 7/19/101 (26)
  • Luck and insects Noctillucent 23:21:09 7/19/101 (25)
    • 3 5 6 13 24 41 John Tchoe 11:49:36 7/24/101 (12)
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        • Meaningful vs. favorable. John Tchoe 22:09:29 7/26/101 (10)
          • Re: Meaningful vs. favorable. Noctillucent 00:04:47 7/27/101 (9)
            • Vroom, vroom. John Tchoe 11:59:03 7/27/101 (8)
              • Re: Vroom, vroom. jermaih johnston 13:54:48 2/26/103 (0)
              • Re: Vroom, vroom. Noctillucent 16:25:38 7/28/101 (6)
                • What makes the parts go vroom? Karma Police 23:22:31 7/28/101 (5)
                  • Ah. John Tchoe 16:15:36 8/01/101 (4)
                    • Re: Ah. Noct 12:49:46 8/03/101 (3)
                      • A boatload of nonsense. John Tchoe 17:28:15 8/04/101 (2)
                        • Re: A boatload of nonsense. Noct 11:04:17 8/06/101 (1)
                          • Does one need to be a mechanic to be a good driver? John Tchoe 17:18:36 8/15/101 (0)
    • Re: Luck and insects Karma Police 20:57:27 7/23/101 (10)
      • A 'skeptical' solipsist Noctillucent 23:18:51 7/25/101 (5)
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          • Re: A 'skeptical' solipsist Noctillucent 19:24:35 7/29/101 (3)
            • Re: A 'skeptical' solipsist Karma Police 21:35:18 7/30/101 (2)
              • Re: A 'skeptical' solipsist Noctillucent 03:12:11 7/31/101 (1)
                • Re: A 'skeptical' solipsist Charm 18:50:45 4/13/104 (0)
      • Pfft. John Tchoe 11:51:24 7/24/101 (3)
        • Ready the Straw :-) Karma Police 01:18:24 7/25/101 (2)
          • Here goes... John Tchoe 15:34:47 7/25/101 (1)
            • Re: Here goes... Karma Police 11:49:06 7/29/101 (0)
    • Off for the weekend : ) Noctillucent 20:55:53 7/20/101 (0)

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