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Originally Posted by David Bailey  Obviously my answer is a maybe - my bet is that at some point in the womb, our brains attach to some mental stuff. Quite probably that attraction process is affected by our genes, but that is another matter. Thus the answer to your question depends on whether an adult brain - created from scratch - still possesses that attachment mechanism. Of course, perhaps the building process would involve a developmental process analogous to what goes on in the womb, in which case.....
Maybe such a brain would indeed be like a TV set with no signal! |
David,
Do you have any ideas as to what practical steps we could take to move towards scientific confirmation or disconfirmation of your above speculation?