On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Matt Mahoney via AGI <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Stanley Nilsen via AGI <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Can you give me a clue on the "aware/conscious" parameter? Does this >> equate to more knowledge? Is it insight into how things really work? > > If such a brain simulation device existed that computed your mental > state in parallel, then it could just as well be you. It would be a > simple programming change from predicting your actions to carrying out > those actions (controlling a robot, perhaps). To everyone else, it > would certainly appear to be just as aware and conscious as you appear > to be. > > Is is really conscious? Are you? How could I tell the difference? >
That's easy. Just ask God... http://chatwithigod.com/ I just did and received an affirmative response, *** Me: Is Matt Mahoney conscious? God: Signs point to yes *** Good news for you, Matt!! ;-) -- Ben ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
