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From: gerryg@il.us.swissbank.com (Gerald Gleason)
Subject: Re: Thought Question
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> Are you conscious, or do you simply believe you have beliefs and
> that you are conscious?  And why should I believe there is any
> difference between those two descriptions?
> 
> 		-- Hans Moravec  CMU Robotics

Given the claim that consciousness must have behavioral consequences, you  
might conclude that both the human and the human imitating robot are not  
conscious.  In order to do this, you have to ignore a lot of direct  
experiencial evidence that tells you that you are conscious.  I challenge  
anyone to deny their own consciousness.

Gerry Gleason
