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dxu comments on Shawn Mikula on Brain Preservation Protocols and Extensions - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: dxu 30 April 2015 03:49:05PM *  3 points [-]

I'm leaning slightly towards substance dualism

This seems a bit like trying to fix a problem by applying a patch that causes a lot more problems. The stunning success of naturalistic explanations so far in predicting the universe (plus Occam's Razor) alone would enough to convince me that consciousness is a naturalistic process (and, in fact, they were what convinced me, plus a few other caveats). I'd assign maybe 95% probability to this conclusion. Still, I'd be interested in hearing what led you to your conclusion. Could you expand in more detail?