Anatta
May 4, 2021

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That solution isn't particularly satisfying. Why does it have to feel like anything? And how is that obvious? We could all be like the androids that mimic human behavior without any subjective experience at all. Philosophical zombies if you want to invoke David Chalmers. The hard problem of consciousness is to explain how subjective experience can arise from physical matter. You are merely dodging the question by presupposing it must be that way. A philosophical zombie or an android could ape humans in every way and yet completely lack subjective experience. They would pass the Turing Test, but they would not in fact be conscious at all.

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Anatta
Anatta

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Buddhist practitioner and writer. My autistic son is the focus of my spiritual practice. He inspires me with his love and companionship.

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