Quote Originally Posted by Mario92 View Post
He still has some memory. He remembers language and thinking, he knows how to compile thoughts, if even just briefly. He can eat and sleep...he still has some memory on his side. Starting from scratch, if you had a consciousness without any memory at all, then you would basically be little more than a camera. You could observe the world and understand nothing at all...even if you did have some form of consciousness, without memory, how is this any benefit to anyone at all?
Yes I agree. But there is no consciousness that don't have a memory. Memory is essential for its function.