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charlieyu1 2 hours ago

Can humans actually think? It is just a consequence of chemical reactions in the brain after all. And it is not like humans don’t hallucinate.

criddell 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Thinking is defined by what humans do when they say they are thinking.

That can change because words mean whatever it is that they communicate.

sigbottle 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I can't tell if you're joking or not, but this is a legit position and I don't think it's that crazy.

The alternative is to posit that you know the True Definition of thinking, which is kind of absurd.

Some things, like scientific laws, are outside of us (well, to a first order approximation - but generally I agree with this), but a concept such as "thinking" is pretty clearly going to be very wishy washy and subjective and changing with the times.