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If hell doesn't exist... (mander.xyz)

submitted 9 months ago by Masimatutu@mander.xyz to c/atheism@feddit.de

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then where is Henry Kissinger right now?

Checkmate, atheists.

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[–] PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Henry Kissinger's limbs are not Henry Kissinger

That’s a bit of an open question though, isn’t it? I think that most of the philosophers, neuroscientists, and psychologists would say that Kissinger’s limbs were Kissinger, to the extent that his model of himself and the world included them as part of the phenomenon he thought of as himself.

[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

(not sarcasm)

My approach is that the "person" itself is just ideas that live in people's minds, and isn't an actual physical thing. So much of what people think of when they think about a person is views, moral standings, social standings etc of the person, all which don't actually exist as physical objects. Which is demonstrated by the fact that people don't use "Kissinger" to refer to his ashes or whatever.

Edit: Which kind of means that the person does live on in the minds of others, just like the cliché goes. But it isn't "real" anymore because it doesn't associate to a physical object anymore.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Humanity and intelligence is just increased complexities of a flow chart.

The only difference between you and your cat is the number of decision statements and choices our brain is wired for, and your cat is adorable.