On 13 January 2014 04:42, Telmo Menezes <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'm a lump of dumb matter arranged in a special way and I am >> conscious, so I don't see why another lump of dumb matter arranged in >> a special way might not also be conscious. What is it about that idea >> that you see as not only wrong, but ridiculous? > > I'm sorry I repeat this answer so many times, but this claim is also > made so many times. The main problem I see with this idea is that no > progress has been made so far in explaining how a lump of matter > becomes conscious, as opposed to just being a zombie mechanically > performing complex behaviors. Insisting that such an explanation must > exist instead of entertaining other models of reality strikes me as a > form of mysticism. It may be a problem that I'm not producing a theory of consciousness to your satisfaction, but which part of the claim I made do you actually disagree with? -- Stathis Papaioannou -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
