▲ 541 ▼ The life of a photon (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by Godric@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tcrpz@programming.dev 72 points 3 years ago (2 children) It also does not experience, as it lacks consciousness permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0ops@lemm.ee 27 points 3 years ago (1 child) Well now we're getting into philosophy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Are we? Like even if you believe in the sliding scale it feels preposterous to assert there isn't some breakpoint (even a fuzzy one) between inorganic thing that doesn't experience and organic thing that does permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago My stance is that if we can define, measure, and test experience, then it's science. But "experience" is a pretty vague term, and the way it's used is pretty human-centric. To me "experience" isn't so much a sliding scale thing that's actually measurable in nature as much as it's a human construct. If you ask me, if there's a fuzzy breakpoint, it's due to the word's ambiguous definition, not reality. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rockerface@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) I have no consciousness and I must experience permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) How do you know, though? 🤔 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago I am therefore I must know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 27 points 3 years ago (1 child) Well now we're getting into philosophy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Are we? Like even if you believe in the sliding scale it feels preposterous to assert there isn't some breakpoint (even a fuzzy one) between inorganic thing that doesn't experience and organic thing that does permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago My stance is that if we can define, measure, and test experience, then it's science. But "experience" is a pretty vague term, and the way it's used is pretty human-centric. To me "experience" isn't so much a sliding scale thing that's actually measurable in nature as much as it's a human construct. If you ask me, if there's a fuzzy breakpoint, it's due to the word's ambiguous definition, not reality. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Are we? Like even if you believe in the sliding scale it feels preposterous to assert there isn't some breakpoint (even a fuzzy one) between inorganic thing that doesn't experience and organic thing that does permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago My stance is that if we can define, measure, and test experience, then it's science. But "experience" is a pretty vague term, and the way it's used is pretty human-centric. To me "experience" isn't so much a sliding scale thing that's actually measurable in nature as much as it's a human construct. If you ask me, if there's a fuzzy breakpoint, it's due to the word's ambiguous definition, not reality. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago My stance is that if we can define, measure, and test experience, then it's science. But "experience" is a pretty vague term, and the way it's used is pretty human-centric. To me "experience" isn't so much a sliding scale thing that's actually measurable in nature as much as it's a human construct. If you ask me, if there's a fuzzy breakpoint, it's due to the word's ambiguous definition, not reality. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) I have no consciousness and I must experience permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) How do you know, though? 🤔 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago I am therefore I must know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) How do you know, though? 🤔 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago I am therefore I must know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago I am therefore I must know. permalink fedilink source parent