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Originally Posted by tekomino  Yes you can. Consciousness recognizes consciousness and dream is a dream. You recognize consciousness because you are conscious.
BTW, even dogs dream... |
No, you are assuming. The statement that "a dream is a dream" is what is at issue here. Why don't we consider a dream to be a valid, "real" thing?
You don't know I'm conscious, I could simply be simulating conscious behavior. Just because I'm human it doesn't follow a priori that I must be conscious. You cannot really know I'm conscious unless you measure my thoughts, which you cannot. So, I am no more valid than a dream character. You might have good reasons to think I'm conscious but currently you have no means of testing that. Therefore it is a leap of faith to reject the consciousness of a dream character out of hand. Your argument is one from ignorance.