thank you kindly. I had heard about a general neuron replacement thought experiment before as sort of an open question. What I was hoping to add here is the specific scenario of this experiment done on someone who begins the experiment as definitively sentient, and they are speaking of their own sentience. This fills in a few holes and answers a few questions that I think lead us to a conclusion rather than a question
This is a classic thought experiment, perhaps the central argument for functionalism. If you’ve rederived it, congratulations!
I think probably most LWers assume this to be true.
thank you kindly. I had heard about a general neuron replacement thought experiment before as sort of an open question. What I was hoping to add here is the specific scenario of this experiment done on someone who begins the experiment as definitively sentient, and they are speaking of their own sentience. This fills in a few holes and answers a few questions that I think lead us to a conclusion rather than a question