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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Physical pain? Zero.

Now emotional pain? I'm not sure it would even be able to accomplish emotional pain. So much of our emotions are intertwined with chemical balances and releases. If a brain achieved consciousness, but had none of these chemicals at all......I don't know that'd even work.

[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Physical pain? Zero.

Did you think about this before you wrote it?

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Didn't have to. Kind of an obvious thing to point out, but OP didn't specify what type of pain he meant, so I figured I would, just in case.

[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Human brains don't actually have any pain receptors (even though headaches would have you seriously believe otherwise), so a brain alone wouldn't be able to feel pain any more than it would be able to smell or see.

[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml -1 points 5 months ago

Wow. Equally confident, equally confused.

The brain processes the information from the nerves.

[–] Maeve@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago

Wake up, neo...