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[-] Techlos@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

If you follow an integrated information theory derivation, consciousness is emergent from integrating and partitioning information, and with no immaterial soul the possible capability of awareness remains, even if not directly comparable to our own.

Give that brain some morphine as a treat to be on the safe side, most brains find that one relaxing.

[-] Patrikvo@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Morphine is fine, but please do not put the brain into a robotic spider suit and especially do not add a machine gun to said robotic spider suit.

[-] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

Best take here. When not otherwise engaged by an experiment, show that lil glob the best time it's capable of experiencing

this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2026
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