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Michael Shermer tells Brian flat out he's probably not conscious — just a very convincing robot. It's his case for why the "hard problem of consciousness" isn't hard at all — it's simply impossible to answer.
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Michael Shermer tells Brian flat out he's probably not conscious — just a very convincing robot. It's his case for why the "hard problem of consciousness" isn't hard at all — it's simply impossible to answer.
———
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Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://a.co/d/03ezQFu
Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://a.co/d/hi50U9U
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