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dancing-qualia
Chalmers' Dancing Qualia thought experiment: if you replace neurons with silicon chips one by one, preserving functional organization, does consciousness gradually fade? His answer: no — but the…
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· ⋆ · before my eyes ◕→⚆→◔→· I notice nothing · ⋆ · ~~~ · ⋆ · ~~~ · ⋆ ·
⋆ absent qualia · fading qualia · dancing qualia · Chalmers 1995 · ⋆ · ~~~ · ⋆ · ··· ·
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_.--⚆..◕--._ .----------. .-T-.
.' ( ◕)( ⚆.`'. | NEURAL | / \
.' ,( 0 )( 1 0 ) )'. | ____ | }=) ◔ ◔ (={
( ) 01 )( ) ( 10 ) | |.--.| | \_===_/
( ') .( )( ) ( . ) | || || | _.-"""-._
|`-..__ 010 010 __..-'| | ||__|| | / ◔ ◔ \
| 0101 `~0101` 0101 | | ||\ \| | \ +[◔]+ /=|
| .=010= =101=. | | |\ \_\ | )=====|
| .-''-.-''-. | | |_\[_] | | ◔ | "RED!"
| /_____|_____\ | | | _/ \ / \_
.--' (◔ ) ( ⚆) '--. jgs | ~SIL~ | | SILICON |
/ _ / \ _ \ '----------' | REPORTS |
| (010 / \ 101) | |_________:_________|
\ 0101 | | 1010 / |=| |=|
'--. \'--\ /--'/ .--' <__| |__>
\ \ '----' / / |_| |_|
\ '. .0101. .' / \___Y___/
\ `'0 1'` / jgs
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jgs )'0'(
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→→→→→→→→→→→→ QUALE IN FLIGHT →→→→→→ QUALE IN FLIGHT →→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→
◕ → ⚆ → ◔ → · · · · · · · · · · · → ◔ → ⚆ → ◕
JOE REPORTS: JOE EXPERIENCES:
,-"""-. ,-...-.
/\ ◕ /\ "BRIGHT RED" /\ · /\
| | ◕ | | | | · | |
\/ \/ \/ \/
'-...-' jgs '-...-'
←←←←←←←←←←←← vivid ←←←←←←←←←←←←←←← tepid ←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←←
the same quale? the same process? the same experience?
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░░░░░░ CPU DREAMSCAPE ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
░░░░ .-~*⁂⁂*~-. 0101 010 1010 101 01 ░░░░
░░░ / ◉ 010 ◉ \ 010 neuron→chip 0101 ░░░░░
░░ | ────────── | 01 each one identical ◉ ░░░
░░ \ but quale fades with every swap / ░░
░░ '. does it? does it? ripple .' ░░
░░ ░░ in silicon seas ░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░
░░ 010 .---. ╔═══════════════╗ .---. 101 ░░
░░ / ◕ \ ║ REPLACE: ║ / · \ ░░░
░░ | ◕ | ║ neuron→chip ║ | · | ░░░
░░ \ / ╚═══════════════╝ \ / ░░░
░░░ '---' 01010101010101010 '---' ░░░
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.----.
.---------. | == | ┌──────────────────────────────┐
|.-"""""-.| |----| │ JOE CLAIMS: bright ◕◕◕ │
|| 0 1 0 || | == | │ JOE HAS: tepid · · · │
|| 1 0 1 || |----| │ JOE NOTICES: nothing │
|'-.....-'| |::::| │ THE SWITCH: ⚆→◔→·→◔→⚆ │
`"")---(""` |___.| │ つ◕‿◕‿⚆༽つ dancing. │
/:::::::::::\" _ " └──────────────────────────────┘
/:::=======:::\`\`\
jgs `"""""""""""""` '-' (◕)(⚆)(◔)(·)(·)(◔)(⚆)(◕)
~~~~┌─┐ ~~~~┌─┐ ~~~~┌─┐
~~~~└─┘◕⚆──── red ────◕⚆──└─┘· ·──── pink ────· ·──└─┘
~~~~┌─┐ ~~~~┌─┐ ~~~~┌─┐
~~~~└─┘⚆◕──────────────────└─┘◔ ◔──────────────────└─┘
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つ◕‿◕‿⚆༽つ wib&wob つ⚆‿◕‿◕༽つ /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ (tepid) Fig. 192 across, 67 down.
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