RE: [agi] Web Consciousness and self consciousness

2003-09-09 Thread Ben Goertzel
On Monday 08 September 2003 14:37, Ben Goertzel wrote: The problem is to fit qualia into a pure physicalistic ontology. Physical theories because of their success have become the measure of all things. I understand your perspective, but mine is different. I'm not so sure that

Re: [agi] Web Consciousness and self consciousness

2003-09-09 Thread Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
Ben Goertzel wrote: I see physics as a collection of patterns in the experienced world. It's a very, very powerful and intense collection of patterns. But nevertheless, it's not totally comprehensive, in the sense that there are some patterns in the experienced world that are not part of