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Article 6175 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: iaf@cl.cam.ac.uk (Innes Ferguson)
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Date: 9 Jun 92 12:19:14 GMT
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biesel@javelin.sim.es.com (Heiner Biesel) writes:

>However, while I don't accept the general necessity of a conscious
>component in order for an entity to be conscious, I do tend to think
>that it is necessary for human beings. Those who assert otherwise bear
>the burden of showing how consciousness can arise out of the interactions
>of two or more unconscious components.

Those who assert the necessity of a conscious component in human beings
bear another responsibility - that of proving that necessity. 

Innes


