Hi Mike, Evidently I didn't communicate that so clearly because I agree with you 100%.
Terren --- On Mon, 6/30/08, Mike Tintner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terren:One of the basic threads of scientific progress is > the ceaseless > denigration of the idea that there is something special > about humans > > Not quite so. There is a great deal of exceptionalism in > science - hence > "evolutionary psychology" actually only deals > with human evolution. If there > were a true all-species evolutionary psychology, that > really did look at the > evolution of the mind through all species, you wouldn't > get what will come > to be seen as the mechanistic absurdity of trying to create > an AGI starting > at human level. To twist a favourite analogy of AGI-ers, > that's like trying > to start mechanical invention at the airplane stage, and > jump the billions > of steps from rock tools and wheels on - or trying to > invent a computer > before electricity has been discovered. > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- 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=106510220-47b225 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
