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by willy_k 18 hours ago
Thats some silly intellectualism, people are conscious and machines aren’t. We don’t need precise definitions or scientific rigor to know things.
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> people are conscious

Prove it.

> machines aren’t

Prove it.

> We don’t need precise definitions or scientific rigor to know things.

You "know" because of empathy. You're a human, you're conscious, therefore other humans are probably conscious too. The truth is for all you know they could be soulless golems, you just choose to believe otherwise. It's a spiritual belief.

> It's a spiritual belief.

Yes. Thats part of human reality. Denying it is counterproductive at best.

"What's it like to be a bat"