Submitted by spornerama t3_10p13xe in Showerthoughts
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TryAccomplished4741 t1_j6l7sys wrote
Prove you have consciousness. Go on, I'll wait... (Nietzsche FTW).
Crott117 t1_j6i18ox wrote
People are meat with the cognitive ability to identify ourselves as meat. There are no ghosts.
FindorKotor93 t1_j6i2d8t wrote
If that were true, damaging the meat suit wouldn't damage the ghost. The simplest explanation for damage to consciousness and memory caused by brain damage is that consciousness is a product of the brain.
If you feel otherwise, that's fine, but asserting what you need to be true as what is is bad for honesty in general.
Hysterical_Control_ t1_j6hstpz wrote
That's quite an interesting way to look at it! I guess we should all be extra careful with how we treat each other, as we never know what's going on beneath the surface.
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metathesis t1_j6irr2b wrote
Do you ever think about this and then play the Pacific Rim theme in your head while moving your arms like a robot?
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WemedgeFrodis t1_j6hy0b6 wrote
This assumes that the soul is real and that it constitutes all of our true being, which is only one framework, and not one that is necessarily backed up by science.