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|    Richmond to sobriquet    |
|    Re: discussing consciousness with grok    |
|    15 Mar 25 21:55:53    |
   
   From: dnomhcir@gmx.com   
      
   sobriquet writes:   
      
   > Op 15/03/2025 om 21:59 schreef shades@cov.net.inv:   
   >> sobriquet wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> https://pastebin.com/zG257j0g   
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   >> --------------------   
   >> Is there a difference between being conscious and being unconscious?   
   >   
   > It can make a difference.. depending on what you're doing. Some   
   > activities don't appear to require consciousness (like breathing),   
   > while   
   > other activities are unlikely to be performed successfully while being   
   > unconscious (like learning differential topology).   
      
   If you remember a dream, does that mean you were conscious during the   
   dream? You ought to be able to ask yourself when dreaming "Am I   
   conscious?". If the answer is yes, then you are. But it won't occur to   
   you to ask the question.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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