[ExI] The denial of death, transhumanism, and the abolition of embodiment

Damien Broderick thespike at satx.rr.com
Sun Jun 12 16:13:22 UTC 2011


On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Anders Sandberg <anders at aleph.se> wrote:

 > I think bodies are best described as the interface between our minds 
and our
 > surroundings, and are not necessarily very distinct or bounded objects.
 > Picking up a staff changes the dimensions of egocentric space in the 
brain
 > (as shown by neuroimaging);

It's perhaps equally arguable that minds are best described as the 
interface between our bodies and our surroundings.

Damien Broderick



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