[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

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.

[jude24]

That's a fair point.

I want to commend you for engaging me on the issues, and not with personal attacks (unlike many other posters here).