Yes, because you believe *YOU* are conscious and we're similarly constituted; that is, created by a virtually identical process. But for computers to be conscious, implies those who built them somehow *stumbled *onto constructing a living entity without knowing what life or living is. Most improbable IMO. AG
On Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 10:24:20 AM UTC-6 John Clark wrote: > On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 11:06 AM Alan Grayson <agrays...@gmail.com> wrote: > > *> AFAIK, all attempts to create life in a test tube have failed.* > > > Artificial life made in lab can grow and divide like natural bacteria > <https://www.newscientist.com/article/2272899-artificial-life-made-in-lab-can-grow-and-divide-like-natural-bacteria/> > > > > >> >> *> Am I supposed to believe that computer scientists have created >> conscious entities even though they have zero understanding of what >> consciousness is? AG* > > > Am I supposed to believe that you are conscious even though I have zero > understanding of what your consciousness is? > > > John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis > <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis> > > yvc > > > > > 868 >>> >>> >>> -- 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/d5b6a75b-d051-4e5f-8be1-ea0c5090676an%40googlegroups.com.
