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Post by shawnhartnell on Apr 6, 2015 6:46:33 GMT -6
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Post by Padowan on Apr 6, 2015 9:02:25 GMT -6
Two principles apply here:
Identification and Impressions
Anything external affects our consciousness as long as it is perceived. I don't discount an Extended Mind Loop of Consciousness but I have reason to believe it can take form without external physical objects.
A cell phone is a common object of Identification. Watch what happens to a person when they lose one.
Having an electronic device that feeds you information instantaneously 'feeds' you intellectual impressions, musical (aural) impressions, physical, visual, and even a sense of 'connection' with other minds. You must believe you share (identify) with what is being 'fed' to you.
On the basis of ethics in this article we ride a thin line. My view is stay the hell out of my brain. A lobotomy says it all.
On the other hand, even food - everything you eat - is a neuroenhancer. Emotions are influenced by neurotransmitters which themselves can be influenced by type and ratio of macronutrient ingested, antioxidant content, minerals, genetics, toxins, etc. Sun affects the creation of hormones which affect neurotransmission. So does exercise. There is an Extended Mind Loop based on a physical reality of impressions that affects our consciousness.
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Post by shawnhartnell on Apr 6, 2015 9:25:16 GMT -6
Getting there. Very, very close. What if the electronic device was an -->I<--phone?
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Post by Padowan on Apr 6, 2015 9:45:57 GMT -6
Ok. How is an Extended Mind similar to multiple "I"s?
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Post by shawnhartnell on Apr 6, 2015 9:53:05 GMT -6
Having multiple I's that feed you information instantaneously 'feeds' you intellectual impressions, musical (aural) impressions, physical, visual, and even a sense of 'connection' with other minds. You must believe you share (identify) with what is being 'fed' to you.
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Post by shawnhartnell on Apr 6, 2015 9:54:02 GMT -6
Well said, BTW.
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Post by Padowan on Apr 6, 2015 9:58:39 GMT -6
I need a smirk face icon.
You enjoy 'feeding' me my own words.
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Post by shawnhartnell on Apr 6, 2015 10:10:54 GMT -6
Semicolon + parentheses. No space. ; ) ; )
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