At the start of the night the object that I see shows up in the west, it's the other object (the brighter one) that's to be seen at the east (in the early morning).
Hi,
I was just wondering if some astronomers here could help me indentify 2 bright things in the sky. I'm not an astronomer, but I'm quite interested in the subject.
One of these things can be seen at about 6.00 P.M. to about 10.30 P.M. where I'm from (Southern Europe). It shows up in the...
Exactly. We don't know for sure. That's why I thought that maybe if scientists would somehow manage to create a clone exactly like you after you die he would develop the same consciousness and it would sort of be like you? Or there is no such thing as different consciousness?
Also, since...
Lol. Yeah it is, I'm finding it pretty hard to explain what I'm thinking.
Let me answer that with another question.
I was reading about consciousness some time ago, and they said that we're not sure where it comes from (If we do know, and there's an article or something about this pls...
Neither do I.
I don't believe in a soul, ghosts or stuff like that. I don't know where you got that idea, cause I didn't say that. I thought maybe the clone seeing as he's the same he would've have the same consciousness, or something like that.
No, no, I do not believe in a soul. And like most of you guys here I do believe that when you die you're gone for good.
I was just thinking that by reconstructing someone like yourself after you die you could be the one controlling it because DNA is the same. This doesn't mean however that...
I'm not referring to 'you' as the person who you are. I'm picture 'you' as your consciousness (whatever you want to call it)
When you were 2-3 years old you hadn't experienced all the experience that you experienced till today. You were different it was still you. You were in control.
You...
I do understand them.
Yes, you do sieze to exist. If your brain dies then you will no longer function and won't be aware of anything. You will be gone.
But do we know what it is that makes us 'us'? Why I'm this person and you're that
person? We don't, that's why I had this crazy thought...
Yes, it would be another person, but what makes you so sure that 'you' wouldn't be the one controlling it after you die? It would NOT be you (the person who you were) but it would be 'you' that controls it just like you're controlling yourself now.
See what I mean?
Interesting answers, thanks.
BUT...
I don't think that you really did understand my point here.
I KNOW that the clone wouldn't be you (that person that you were when you died) even if somehow it was made exactly
like you.
Think about this...
Why is it that 'I' control myself, and...
I've just had this wacky thought which I thought I should share...
We humans are unique. We have different DNA, features etc... and we have total
control of ourselves. (In other words we're not robots who are not conscious)
Now when you die, you lose consciousness. You cease to exist and...