To: NautiNurse
Forget definitions, for the time being.
Is her cerebral cortex liquid?
Can she have any amount of consciousness without a functioning cerebral cortex?
941 posted on
03/30/2005 3:33:43 AM PST by
jude24
(The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then gets elected and proves it.)
To: jude24
"Disabled" means that you can't do some things, but you still have consciousness.Please provide your source reference for this definition.
944 posted on
03/30/2005 3:35:32 AM PST by
NautiNurse
("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
To: jude24
Please see #938.
Good night
To: jude24; NautiNurse; All
"Is her cerebral cortex liquid?"
Ok I'm asking this quesiton not to inflame but because I've heard it bandied about in the MSM and it baffles me.
If any part of her brain were truly liquified wouldn't it have oozed out as some point through nasal passages or the ears?
This sounds like some corner cutting description dreamed up by the MSM cause they think we're too stupid to comprehend anything more complicated.
947 posted on
03/30/2005 3:38:01 AM PST by
txradioguy
(When liberty’s in jeopardy, I will always do what’s right...)
To: jude24
Can she have any amount of consciousness without a functioning cerebral cortex?
As I said, no one can tell. I can't even tell if you're conscious. I just know words keep appearing here. I could define that as consciousness. But it wouldn't be a very good definition. Lot's of people can't type on a keyboard. I could look for other external signs of response to stimulus, but I really can't equate any of them to the experience of consciousness inside your head. That is beyond the reach of anyone. Therefore "consciousness" is ultimately subjective and unknowable and a bad definition for an objective human life.
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