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What is it like to be a bat?

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wagwang ◴[] No.45119516[source]
Can we just all admit there has basically been no real progress made to the mind-body problem. They all rest on metaphysical axioms of which no one has any proof of. Physicalism is about as plausible as solipsism.

Exhibit a

> Nagel begins by assuming that "conscious experience is a widespread phenomenon" present in many animals (particularly mammals), even though it is "difficult to say [...] what provides evidence of it".

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1. adityaathalye ◴[] No.45119720[source]
If anything, it's getting weirder... real progress looks, well, batshit insane. For example:

Against Mind-Blindness: recognizing and communicating with diverse intelligences - by Michael Levin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD5TOsPZIQY