Why on earth would you want to feel what your partner is feeling? And why would you want your partner - or anybody else for that matter - to feel what you are feeling? And why would anybody trust these systems to not be hacked and manipulating? On 31-10-2019 00:32, Brent Allsop wrote: > > Yes, I saw this, and I completely agree. But this article is just > talking about abstract “digital” communication. With that, we won’t be > able to directly experience what another mind is experiencing. The > best we will be able to do is interpret the “digital” information into > duplicated physical qualities we can be directly aware of – then give > us conscious access to that with some computational binding via > another corpus callosum. > > > Whereas, if you had a neuro ponytail that could do computational > binding between brains, like is portrayed in Avatar > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DX0mAKz7eLRc&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=qEP1v0m62FrnZlzKMX-a0mow06Mcm2iD8Uvh9hdgPGg&s=p0rpwC7KHq2Amw1qDlgMCkg38dr_2jnEHy6bUy7noSc&e=>you > could be directly aware of things outside your head. This would > enable you to feel what your partner is feeling, directly, just as > directly as the corpus callosum enables the left hemisphere of your > brain to be aware of the knowledge being representing in the right > hemisphere. When you are facing each other, together, you could both > see what is in front, and behind you, through the other’s eyes, all > integrated into one single truly "surround sight" phenomenal knowledge > you could both be directly aware of. > > > And has anyone notice that such a neural ponytail, if achieved, could > finally falsify (or verify?) skeptical theories like idealism and > solipsism. Just like our left hemisphere knows, undeniably, that the > knowledge in the right hemisphere exists. > > > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 3:45 PM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Hi TOK List, > > As most of you know, "The Digital Identity Problem" includes the > idea that "digital" will change "everything". One of the things > that I anticipate to be most significant is that it will create > various forms of informational interface between humans and > computers. Here is an article on how it opens up a new "medium" > for human to human communication. > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.scientificamerican.com_article_scientists-2Ddemonstrate-2Ddirect-2Dbrain-2Dto-2Dbrain-2Dcommunication-2Din-2Dhumans_&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=7hTZNrzpBx58A53PeUS7eOu9bCzoliXZ6xIuo19bK-I&s=FsQlNvnVxfONOVe53kbbYU7Qn84E2vL9y3B6zCqUkfw&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.scientificamerican.com_article_scientists-2Ddemonstrate-2Ddirect-2Dbrain-2Dto-2Dbrain-2Dcommunication-2Din-2Dhumans_&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=qEP1v0m62FrnZlzKMX-a0mow06Mcm2iD8Uvh9hdgPGg&s=aIZfAoAqgJwxlcQsxSRikqJv7yXwA06rXnj4Et1tXTw&e=> > > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.scientificamerican.com_article_scientists-2Ddemonstrate-2Ddirect-2Dbrain-2Dto-2Dbrain-2Dcommunication-2Din-2Dhumans_&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=qEP1v0m62FrnZlzKMX-a0mow06Mcm2iD8Uvh9hdgPGg&s=aIZfAoAqgJwxlcQsxSRikqJv7yXwA06rXnj4Et1tXTw&e=> > > Scientists Demonstrate Direct Brain-to-Brain Communication in > Humans - Scientific American > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.scientificamerican.com_article_scientists-2Ddemonstrate-2Ddirect-2Dbrain-2Dto-2Dbrain-2Dcommunication-2Din-2Dhumans_&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=qEP1v0m62FrnZlzKMX-a0mow06Mcm2iD8Uvh9hdgPGg&s=aIZfAoAqgJwxlcQsxSRikqJv7yXwA06rXnj4Et1tXTw&e=> > www.scientificamerican.com > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.scientificamerican.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=qEP1v0m62FrnZlzKMX-a0mow06Mcm2iD8Uvh9hdgPGg&s=DlyTk0nZv_iyA1xYvBlqhEYOsVwDyqGudr8KjWpom8Q&e=> > Scientific American is the essential guide to the most > awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how > they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. > > Best, > Gregg > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Gregg Henriques, Ph.D. > Professor > Director, C-I Doc Program > Department of Graduate Psychology > 216 Johnston Hall > MSC 7401 > James Madison University > Harrisonburg, VA 22807 > (540) 568-7857 (phone) > (540) 568-4747 (fax) > > /Be that which enhances dignity and well-being with integrity./ > > Check out my Theory of Knowledge blog at Psychology Today at: > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_blog_theory-2Dknowledge&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=7hTZNrzpBx58A53PeUS7eOu9bCzoliXZ6xIuo19bK-I&s=RvWDh1-XMW8n0XTPNjl5oH0IYFDY6PT8T9pK5RkQdsg&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_blog_theory-2Dknowledge&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=qEP1v0m62FrnZlzKMX-a0mow06Mcm2iD8Uvh9hdgPGg&s=_zuN7Km1dMINdpG6ekRtVG7mKRxLo3-F2m3urBXbwwQ&e=> > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or > click the following link: > http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > <mailto:mailto:[log in to unmask]> or > click the following link: > http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1