--- On Tue, 6/3/08, John G. Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually on further thought about this conscious rock, I > want to take that particular rock and put it through some > further tests to absolutely verify with a high degree of > confidence that there may not be some trace amount of > consciousness lurking inside. So the tests that I would > conduct are - > > Verify the rock is in a solid state at close to absolute > zero but not at absolute zero. > The rock is not in the presence of a high frequency > electromagnetic field. > The rock is not in the presence of high frequency physical > vibrational interactions. > The rock is not in the presence of sonic vibrations. > The rock is not in the presence of subatomic particle > bombardment, radiation, or being hit by a microscopic black > hole. > The rock is not made of nano-robotic material. > The rock is not an advanced, non-human derived, computer. > The rock contains minimal metal content. > The rock does not contain holograms. > The rock does not contain electrostatic echoes. > The rock is a solid, spherical structure, with no worm > holes :) > The rock... > > You see what I'm getting at. In order to be 100% sure. > Any failed tests of the above would require further > scientific analysis and investigation to achieve proper > non-conscious certification.
You forgot a test. The postions of the atoms in the rock encode 10^25 bits of information representing the mental states of 10^10 human brains at 10^15 bits each. The data is encrypted with a 1000 bit key, so it appears statistically random. How would you prove otherwise? -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=103754539-40ed26 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
