tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post2562554994004812828..comments2023-10-30T04:16:25.917-04:00Comments on Sentient Developments: My appearance on al-Jazeera's The StreamGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003484633933455827noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-27477810317588464542012-04-06T15:42:24.156-04:002012-04-06T15:42:24.156-04:00What I don't understand is how Ari thinks that...What I don't understand is how Ari thinks that taking drugs to change our moods and uploading ourselves onto the internet is 'radically different' from contemporary society.<br /><br />Mood altering drugs are pervasive in both recreational and medical areas, and online functions such as facebook are striving, not secretively either, towards creating a virtual 'you'.doodle02https://www.blogger.com/profile/07101674153249780359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-63450924768250631932012-03-29T22:57:14.020-04:002012-03-29T22:57:14.020-04:00Ari claims near the ending that "functionalis...Ari claims near the ending that "functionalism has been philosophically dead for decades" Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't functionalism the mainstream view in cognitive science and philosophy of mind? Did he just completely make that up?mindrusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082155565332207625noreply@blogger.com