The only consciousness one can be epistemically certain of is one's own; about all others, including those implemented in machines or other humans, one has only analogical inference and probabilistic doubt.
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Speaker
David BerlinskiEvidence Quote
“The only one I can see with a first-person, subjective experience is me. About the rest of you, I have my doubts.”
Source
The Magician’s Twin, with David Berlinski, Stephen Meyer, and James Orr | Uncommon Knowledge— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:45:57 AM
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