[ExI] The Problem of Mental Causation

[Adrian Tymes]

On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM Jason Resch via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> If you were just an automaton not responsible for your actions or
>> beliefs, you would not be having the thought that you were not responsible.
>>
>
> What distinguishes an automaton from a human brain operating according to
> deterministic physics? I think that is another important question. Is it
> the capacity for thought?
>

What is thought?

Some human brains express, through language, an attitude that they are
automatons.  If one chooses to act like an automaton, what - besides lack
of skill at the imitation - can distinguish such a person from an automaton?
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