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Manfred comments on Does functionalism imply dualism? - Less Wrong Discussion

-1 Post author: Mitchell_Porter 31 January 2012 03:43AM

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Comment author: Manfred 31 January 2012 05:39:29AM *  2 points [-]

So, for example, nothing is ever a bridge, because it's all just a collection of atoms, and there are no little "bridge" labels on the atoms?

Let's switch to the same thing, but with ethics. Can things be right or wrong without having little "right" and "wrong" tags on the atoms? Have you read Lukeprog's metaethics sequence so far? Can things have the property "Manfred would call this right" and "Manfred would call this wrong" without having little "Mwctr" and "Mwctw" tags on the atoms?