Comment by AkCarl on Zombies! Zombies? · 2013-06-24T13:14:24.340Z · LW · GW

It seems to me that if research shows that there is no "you" running the show, and consciousness has no agency, then the current state of affairs in the universe is not only consistent with the idea of epiphenominal consciousness, but also with the idea that consciousness is nonexistent.

Comment by AkCarl on Brain Breakthrough! It's Made of Neurons! · 2013-06-23T13:42:57.665Z · LW · GW

How do you know that consciousness exists within you? I thought that the point of dualism ala chalmers is that consciousness is something which cannot possibly be objectively examined?