[ExI] Would human uploads have emotions?

[Brent Allsop]

Hi Spike,
Your beliefs are hard to pin down.
First you say: "I do not wish to believe that thought is substrate
dependent, and I don’t."  (Yay! ;)
I'm wondering exactly what you mean with that "I don't"
then you seem to contradict your desires with:
"I hope not but think [swimming in endorphins]  is likely."  (I can relate
to this.)

And it is fascinating that you express this as desire, rather than just
stating factual beliefs, independent of any desires, like lots of people
seem to try to do.




On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 10:34 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> >…I have been musing on mariachi band experiences and I have doubts that
> uploads will have experiences like humans… BillK
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> BillK I reluctantly agree.  I do not wish to believe that thought is
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> emotion, as humans experience it, might require carbon-based meat brains,
> swimming in hormones and endorphins.  I hope not, but think it is likely.
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