Brain In A Vat

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Brain in a Vat

There are valid arguments for both sides of the brain in a vat problem. Since I have no idea if I am or am not a brain in a vat, I will first tackle the question “Would I be happier being a brain in a vat?” There are pros and cons to both sides. The next question should be, “What is the motivation for the controller of the brains in vats?” The evil demon that may or may not exist needs some motivation for controlling lots of brains. The third question is, “If I am a brain in a vat what is my motivation for doing anything?” This is more of a question of unchanging cause and affect. The final question is “How do drugs (alcohol, nicotine, narcotics, hallucinogens) play into the brain in a vat scheme?”
The cons of being a brain in a vat begin with the given that none of this is reality as we perceive it. It is reality as we know it, but isn’t real when compared to the common definition. Some people would have a problem with this. It fundamentally lies on whether people believe in ignorance is bliss. I don’t. That is like Trevor deciding he’d rather not that I’ve been getting a piece of his girlfriend. The pro of this is Trevor is more likely to be happy with is his relationship until the moment of truth. This is only a temporary high though. This reality will fall apart with vengeance. So decidedly, I do not want to be a brain in a vat if I don’t realize it.
Why would an evil demon want to control our brains? No doubt some diabolic purpose. He probably gets his biggest jollies watching me right this essay. It seems like an awful lot of work to maintain all those brains. If I were an evil demon I’d probably find something better more evil task to do. I can therefore conclude an evil demon has little motivation that I can grasp for such a tedious task.
If I were able to determine I was a brain in a vat, and wires were just feeding all this to me, I would party till the circuits overloaded. Thi...