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ryandrakeyesterday at 11:27 PM3 repliesview on HN

Based on how some actual humans I know speak and act, I'm less and less convinced the human brain is much more than a stochastic next-thought prediction stream.


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bottlepalmyesterday at 11:49 PM

35 years old and just as relevant today - https://web.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/think...

A silicon alien coming to earth might poke us, we would say ouch, and just determine the ouch sound is just the result of a bunch of chemistry - not really conscious or feeling pain like it can, just emulating.

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123hTyesterday at 11:34 PM

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