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From: vicc@ucc.su.oz.au (Vic Cinc)
Subject: Re: Is CONSCIOUSNESS continuous? discrete? quantized?
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Date: Thu, 16 Mar 1995 02:49:02 GMT
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Alan Tonisson (tonisson@ozemail.com.au) wrote:
: vicc@ucc.su.oz.au (Vic Cinc) wrote:

: > : How can we know that silicon isn't conscious?  Some Eastern religions
: > : maintain that all matter has degrees of consciousness.
: > 
: > while this is an interesting point of view, what does it mean??
: > and more to the point how can we tell?

: We can't tell.  Until we can find a piece of silicon or a computer program
: with enough knowledge and good enough language skills to be able to
: describe its sensations, we won't know if us biological type entities are
: alone or not.

still cant tell... how can you tell that the computer is actually
sensing like you and I  and not just programed to decribe what
sensing is like??? is there a differnce? yes - MASSIVE.

imagine for a minute that you existed without consciousness...

what is it like? its like nothing, there is no awareness, things just happen..
welcome to the world of the computer, it doesnt have one...


Vic

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