There is no doubt that the brain and the body are entwined. I guess that a more explicit title would be: you are implemented on kludgy and limited wetware (a human brain) which is influenced by a myriad of factors, most of which you are unaware of.
Your body does influence you, but then so do a lot of other things. If I changed it to you are implemented on a human body, then someone else will say: “hey, what about the microbes, bacteria and organisms that live in my gut and on my skin”. I would then need to acquiesce and add this in. Then, someone will say: “hey, what about social influences”. I would then need to add this in. Hopefully, you get the idea that this could potentially go on for a very long time.
I think that you are implemented on a human brain is the best way to convey the ideas in the post.
Would love to see some LW heavy weights weigh in on this topic
Same. I guess it comes down to how much of the causal chain you want to consider. I am happy just considering the brain, but of course there are many other things that influence the neural patterns that get activated in the brain.
There is no doubt that the brain and the body are entwined. I guess that a more explicit title would be: you are implemented on kludgy and limited wetware (a human brain) which is influenced by a myriad of factors, most of which you are unaware of.
Your body does influence you, but then so do a lot of other things. If I changed it to you are implemented on a human body, then someone else will say: “hey, what about the microbes, bacteria and organisms that live in my gut and on my skin”. I would then need to acquiesce and add this in. Then, someone will say: “hey, what about social influences”. I would then need to add this in. Hopefully, you get the idea that this could potentially go on for a very long time.
I think that you are implemented on a human brain is the best way to convey the ideas in the post.
Same. I guess it comes down to how much of the causal chain you want to consider. I am happy just considering the brain, but of course there are many other things that influence the neural patterns that get activated in the brain.