Is There a Mysterian Mystery That Could Never Be Solved?

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There are some douts consciousness, but ot, why is there something instead of nothing? I don't know. How could we ever answer that one? That's very deep. Whatd what answer to that question could there possibly be? But i'm maybe i'm not, i'm not imaginative enough. Im problem of consciousness is a deep one. It was a book i read recently athen ouare a psychologist, mark holmes, for he says, actaly emotion is the key to consciousness. Once we explain feeling in the sense of emotion, that will explain everything. Siiim anoptimist, like philosophical problems to be solved eventually. Bu, you know, is

Shermer speaks with University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science and codirector of the Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness at New York University, Dr. David Chalmers, to discuss: the hard problem of consciousness; virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence; VR inside a VR, indistinguishable from Reality; Are we living in a simulation?; Can you live a good life in VR?; Can AI systems be conscious? and more…

How do we know that there’s an external world? What is the nature of reality? What’s the relation between mind and body? Virtual reality is genuine reality; that’s the central thesis of David Chalmers’ book: Reality+ — a highly original work of “technophilosophy” in which Chalmers gives a compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. He uses virtual reality technology to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical questions. We may even be in a virtual world already.