On Friday 01 December 2006 20:06, Philip Goetz wrote: > Thus, I don't think my ability to follow rules written on paper to > implement a Turing machine proves that the operations powering my > consciousness are Turing-complete.
Actually, I think it does prove it, since your simulation of a Turing machine would consist of conscious operations. On the other hand, I agree with the spirit of your argument, (as I understand it), that our ability to simulate Turing machines on paper doesn't *prove* that we are generally universal machines at the level that we do most of the things that we do. Even so, I think that we are, just barely. I hope so, anyway, or the AIs will put us in zoos and rightly so. --Josh ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=303
