From 8d94cd195613fd5782fc80bda81fa8f88d444556 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: osmarks Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 18:19:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Edit=20=E2=80=98consciousness=E2=80=99?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- consciousness.myco | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/consciousness.myco b/consciousness.myco index 5b598de..a9012ca 100644 --- a/consciousness.myco +++ b/consciousness.myco @@ -1 +1,3 @@ -Consciousness is a widely-misunderstood property of [[objects]]. Unlike [[descriptive properties]], which have empirically observable consequences and correlates, consciousness is a [[normative properties|normative property]] - an object is conscious if and inasmuch as it is [[bad]] to [[harm]], [[inconvenience]], [[kill]] or implode it. \ No newline at end of file +Consciousness is a widely-misunderstood property of [[objects]]. Unlike [[descriptive properties]], which have empirically observable consequences and correlates, consciousness is a [[normative properties|normative property]] - an object is conscious if and inasmuch as it is [[bad]] to [[harm]], [[inconvenience]], [[kill]] or implode it. Arguments about whether things are or are not "conscious" are, as such, best interpreted as arguments about whether those things have [[moral worth]] rather than anything empirical. + +Twin studies in relativistic trolley collisions estimate that consciousness is responsible for about 30% of variance in moral worth. \ No newline at end of file