On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 4:10:12 PM UTC-5, Jason wrote: > > > > On Monday, May 20, 2019, Philip Thrift <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 10:39:20 AM UTC-5, Jason wrote: >>> >>> >>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjCytqku18M >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> >> That was interesting. Data has consciousness or doesn't. It's like being >> pregnant. >> >> > > So what would you say to data, if he existed? That you're not conscious > because every other conscious being that we know of is biological? > > >> All examples of consciousness we have exist in living objects. (Us, for >> example.) >> >> > True but that's not evidence > > >> Can something be a conscious object but not a living object? >> >> > Depending on your definition of life, yes, I think so. > > Jason > > >
I was only just reading about Data's positronic technology. If positronics is like biopolymers being used to make synthetic neurons today, then Data could be conscious. A non-living conscious being seems like a contradiction. I don't think Data would be both conscious and non-living. Data would be an example of life made of alternative biochemistry. @philipthrift -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/84371e91-fc6c-4af5-9e04-855c8db9e903%40googlegroups.com.
