你有没有想过——正在看视频的“你”,可能只是幻觉?25年前,顶级科学家押上一箱好酒打赌:人类一定能揪出灵魂。25年后,他认输了。 神经科学把大脑翻了个底朝天,却发现里面根本没有“我”。 植物人被活埋在自己的身体里二十年,听着旁人谈论她的死亡;培养皿里养出的“缸中之脑”,已经学会了打游戏和尖叫。 闭上眼,你脑海里的那个声音,到底是你的灵魂,还是这具肉体机器实时计算出来的幻觉?睁开眼,是你在看世界,还是1400克神经元生成的「哲学僵尸」?
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