I think the confusion about the Hard Problem of Consciousness results from people's intuition that they live in the physical world, not in a software simulation. It is not hard to see how software can represent the illusion of being a person, and how software can move your body.
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Replying to @Plinz
i'd say it's not a "confusion", it is widely the axiomatic given prerequesite that we live in a material world. sure, with software everything is possible. question may rather be, am i an avatar? or comes my consciousness solely from the main loop?
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Replying to @herzmeisterderw
You don't live in a material world. You are part of a simulated world, created by a primate brain. In other words, you live in the dream of a monkey.
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Replying to @Plinz @herzmeisterderw
I had a dream many years ago that suggested just that. I've been hearing about this simulation theory alot lately but cant seem to find any information on the math behind it. I'm very interested. Would you please suggest some reading material?
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Mostly, 'simulation theory' comes up in the context of the physical universe being a simulation. This is not what I mean. You can look up some of my youtube talks, like Ghost in the Machine, for what I tried to express here.
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