entirelyuseless comments on Rationality Quotes Thread September 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: entirelyuseless 01 October 2015 12:21:56PM 2 points [-]

The same way I know that you are a conscious being. In other words by comparing the way they behave with the way I behave.

Comment author: Jiro 01 October 2015 04:03:57PM 0 points [-]

That would imply that a bacterium engaging in things that feel pleasant to it. After all, like me, it tries to avoid things that cause it harm and tries to do things that benefit it.

It would also imply that a Roomba is engaging in things that feel pleasant to it.

Comment author: soreff 02 October 2015 03:49:04AM 1 point [-]

obligatory xkcd response:

http://xkcd.com/1558/