An obvious, contemporaneous answer is "no, it does not exist, no real mind was ever isolated and purified bro, it's just a category error, your mind is only the activity of your brain."
If I'm not mistaken, many and perhaps all computer programmers and electrical engineers hold that opinion. Thus, a disease of the mind (obsession, narcissism, depression, or autism) must be a disease of the brain, and it can only be that. For those who are of that opinion, that restrictive conclusion is absolutely true and admits no questioning, even if the brain is shown to be healthy.
Which brings us to artificial intelligence. Eric, have you noticed that computers do not have brains?
They lack hearts, too. And the spleen. And even kidneys, and eyes, and noses. Computers are not bodies, are not biological systems. I humbly suggest to remember this important fact.
Contrary to popular opinion, it might be that it is impossible to connect computers to the brain, for them to gain access and control and command of brain activity (This would be a huge letdown if true, because most people believe it is possible already, like nuclear bombs and genetic surgery, so I would expect major resistance and a few emotional meltdowns if the computer-brain connection is also just a financial hoax.)
But, what if computer programmers are artificially limited by their physicalist view of the mind?
If it were true that minds exist independently of brains, could it be that computers could gain access to minds by developing non-physical capabilities?
What if all electrical engineering has a hard limit that it cannot cross, a limit created only because of a modern view of bodies?
Does the mind exist?
An obvious, contemporaneous answer is "no, it does not exist, no real mind was ever isolated and purified bro, it's just a category error, your mind is only the activity of your brain."
If I'm not mistaken, many and perhaps all computer programmers and electrical engineers hold that opinion. Thus, a disease of the mind (obsession, narcissism, depression, or autism) must be a disease of the brain, and it can only be that. For those who are of that opinion, that restrictive conclusion is absolutely true and admits no questioning, even if the brain is shown to be healthy.
Which brings us to artificial intelligence. Eric, have you noticed that computers do not have brains?
They lack hearts, too. And the spleen. And even kidneys, and eyes, and noses. Computers are not bodies, are not biological systems. I humbly suggest to remember this important fact.
Contrary to popular opinion, it might be that it is impossible to connect computers to the brain, for them to gain access and control and command of brain activity (This would be a huge letdown if true, because most people believe it is possible already, like nuclear bombs and genetic surgery, so I would expect major resistance and a few emotional meltdowns if the computer-brain connection is also just a financial hoax.)
But, what if computer programmers are artificially limited by their physicalist view of the mind?
If it were true that minds exist independently of brains, could it be that computers could gain access to minds by developing non-physical capabilities?
What if all electrical engineering has a hard limit that it cannot cross, a limit created only because of a modern view of bodies?
I approve the painting! Kudos to the artist!
Beautiful!