Reading those recent posts about human appearing individuals who might actually be aliens/NHI had me thinking about this. Aliens, fae, djinn, mantids in those stories are considered to be conscious with some of them beings of higher consciousness. But what about entities that apppear conscious but aren't?
by Gyirin
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I personally doubt it. To me the whole point of it all if for the universe, God, source, infinity to explore and discover itself. There is nothing gained by having philosophical zombies exist.
AI? 🙂
Chinese room might be the term you’re looking for
There are people without an inner monologue
So yes.
Neat. I also find myself thinking “Therefore, I am”. Probably because I am.
This might be a narcissistic take but I have met a lot of people online and in person who are like this. They don’t think for themselves. A good example reminds me of the Reddit dislike bias. If karma isn’t hidden then the first few votes could change the way redditors see a post or comment. They’ll usually vote with the majority regardless of the comment or post details.
I question your assumption that there are any conscious entities. Sure you claim to have internal experience, but what if that’s simply what your programming tells you?