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Brain in a vat

Took place on December 31, 1981

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The 45th anniversary falls on December 31, 2026, in 68 days.

In philosophy, the brain in a vat (BIV) is a scenario used in a variety of thought experiments intended to draw out certain features of human conceptions of knowledge, reality, truth, mind, consciousness, and meaning.

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