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From: sa209@utb.shv.hb.se (Claes Andersson)
Subject: Re: Thought Question
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prem@ix.netcom.com (Prem Sobel) wrote:
>In <sa209.105@utb.shv.hb.se> sa209@utb.shv.hb.se (Claes Andersson)
>writes:
>
>...
>> Picture a world with humans who lacks conciousness and self awareness.
>>They just respond to a stimulus with reactions in exactly  the same way
>> as we do. It happens in the same way as they have memory, instincts
>>etc. just like us but they are not at all self aware. ...
>
>It seems fantastic that in such a world life could survive at all.
>The body is so surprisingly frail. Look at what happens to a Leper
>just because the sensation is removed. Leperesy is a degeneration
>of the nerves not the limbs. The limbs are damaged because the Leper
>has no touch and pain feedback, so they conditually use too much force
>and damage and ultimately destroy their fingers and feet.
>
>Look at what happens to a computer when there is a bug, it is usually
>pretty fatal ;)

I ment that they act EXACTLY like we do, the same input and output to the
system but that they lack awareness, feelings etc.

Claes Andersson. University of Bors. Sweden
