jeffhykin,

If you want scientific details, look-up longitudinal studies on cocaine addiction and treatment. There are some surprising scientific insights on dopamine

smotherlove, (edited )

Of course. Your personality and consciousness are entirely defined by three things: Your memories, your current surroundings, and the current chemical state of your brain/body. Changing any of those will change your logic and reasoning because reasoning in a vacuum is something only computers do.

For examples of changes that would drastically alter the thought process of even the most stoic, rational person, here:

  • Memories: Amnesia from brain injury
  • Surroundings: Being trapped in a coffin full of centipedes
  • Brain chemistry: Being high on methamphetamine

Any of these things will immediately demonstrate that we are not computers or logic machines.

Nemo,

TBF if you change the chemistry of your circuit boards the computer won’t work the same either.

Same with removing stored settings files.

Honestly, probably same after a certain amount of time with the centipede coffin.

qooqie,

That’s called drugs and yes it usually impacts their reasoning

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