I’m not convinced that people suffering from a monothematic delusion or depersonalization disorder are unconscious, or have a damaged consciousness specifically.
I’m not saying it’s exactly like that, just that this is what a “missing consciousness” might resemble. Maybe some subtler set of symptoms that are harder to articulate to others and less disruptive to outwardly normal behavior.
So, non-philosophical zombies: they could be detectable by physical means but we have not yet developed such means. Yes, this sounds overly cautious, but if being alive is our most valuable asset, perhaps infinitely valuable, it might be the one thing that we should be overly cautious about.
I’m not convinced that people suffering from a monothematic delusion or depersonalization disorder are unconscious, or have a damaged consciousness specifically.
I’m not saying it’s exactly like that, just that this is what a “missing consciousness” might resemble. Maybe some subtler set of symptoms that are harder to articulate to others and less disruptive to outwardly normal behavior.
So, non-philosophical zombies: they could be detectable by physical means but we have not yet developed such means. Yes, this sounds overly cautious, but if being alive is our most valuable asset, perhaps infinitely valuable, it might be the one thing that we should be overly cautious about.
Well okay, but your comment was very misleading as written.