But consciousness doesn’t persist through sleeping or anesthesia. It stops, then starts again some time later. The continuity of memory seems persistent to the consciousness, so it can’t really tell the difference. Because it would be impossible for a consciousness to perceive it’s own down time.
And it’s not really accurate to say a new consciousness is created. It would be more accurate to say the same consciousness is recreated.
But consciousness doesn’t persist through sleeping or anesthesia. It stops, then starts again some time later. The continuity of memory seems persistent to the consciousness, so it can’t really tell the difference. Because it would be impossible for a consciousness to perceive it’s own down time.
And it’s not really accurate to say a new consciousness is created. It would be more accurate to say the same consciousness is recreated.
I’m not trying to be combative, just to illustrate the point: “cite your sources.”
Definitive research is needed.