Sniffnoy comments on Consciousness of simulations & uploads: a reductio - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ciphergoth 22 August 2010 12:00:53PM *  3 points [-]

Couldn't you make the same argument about literally switching on a light? :-) Obviously the idea that a light is sometimes on and sometimes off is a naive preconception that we should dispense with.

Correct - the impression that it is an instantaneous, discontinuous process is an illusion caused by the speed of the transition compared to the speed of our perceptions.

Comment author: Sniffnoy 22 August 2010 09:25:18PM 0 points [-]

That, and the stability of the states on either side.