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Originally Posted by troutman
What does it mean to be human then? Are we just consciousness, and our bodies only vessels?
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I would say yes,
We have discrete sensory inputs that provide signals that are easily tricked.
Look at a dream state. When you have hyper realistic dreams that you don't immediately realize are dreams. So if are own minds can be tricked by themselves a machine that is sophisticated enough should be able to provide those inputs.
So with a haptic suit you should be able to simulate it well enough for the mind to be unable to distinguish between the two worlds.
An interesting argument against this would be that premature babies have a better survival rate when they are touched by people. The simple act of contact is a human need.