Yes, I am familiar with the sleep = death argument. I really don’t have any counter, at some point though I think we all just kind of arbitrarily draw a line. I could be a solipsist, I could believe in last thursdayism, I could believe some people are p-zombies, I could believe in the multiverse. I don’t believe in any of these but I don’t have any real arguments for them and I don’t think anyone has any knockdown arguments one way or the other. All I know is that I fear soma style brain upload, I fear star trek style teleportation, but I don’t fear gradual replacement nor do I fear falling asleep.
As for wrapping up our more scientific disagreement, I don’t have much to say other than it was very thought provoking and I’m still going to try what I said in my post. Even if it doesn’t come to complete fruition I hope it will be relevant experience for when I apply to grad school.
Yes, I am familiar with the sleep = death argument. I really don’t have any counter, at some point though I think we all just kind of arbitrarily draw a line. I could be a solipsist, I could believe in last thursdayism, I could believe some people are p-zombies, I could believe in the multiverse. I don’t believe in any of these but I don’t have any real arguments for them and I don’t think anyone has any knockdown arguments one way or the other. All I know is that I fear soma style brain upload, I fear star trek style teleportation, but I don’t fear gradual replacement nor do I fear falling asleep.
As for wrapping up our more scientific disagreement, I don’t have much to say other than it was very thought provoking and I’m still going to try what I said in my post. Even if it doesn’t come to complete fruition I hope it will be relevant experience for when I apply to grad school.