Before we discuss the continuity of consciousness after suspending brain activity like this, I think we should first demonstrate continuity of consciousness from one moment to the next.
Are you the "same person" you were one second ago? We all think we are, but there's no proof. The continuity we experience could merely be an artifact of memory, and not real. Me-in-one-second might not share consciousness with me-now.
It seems to be jumping the gun a great deal to try to establish this for exceptional circumstances before we establish it for the common everyday one.
Are you the "same person" you were one second ago? We all think we are, but there's no proof. The continuity we experience could merely be an artifact of memory, and not real. Me-in-one-second might not share consciousness with me-now.
It seems to be jumping the gun a great deal to try to establish this for exceptional circumstances before we establish it for the common everyday one.