To me, this is something so wild and crazy that only a philosopher could believe it.
I found this theory or argument, if you will, that's common only to bizarre sci-fi stories. It says that a mad scientist removes our brain, sticks it in a vat of life-sustaining liquid, and send electrical impulses throughout it, we would never know. It would seem like we're still living, and having entirely conscious experiences. So right now, in theory, I could just be a brain in a vat.
Apparently this little idea was one of the inspirations for the movie The Matrix. Pretty cool, huh?
Oh philosophers, where do you come up with this stuff?
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