well, what does "feel" mean to you ... what is feeling that a slug can do but a rock or an atom cannot ... are you sure this is an absolute distinction rather than a matter of degree?
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:15 PM, Mike Tintner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ben: I'm a panpsychist ... > > You think that all things are sentient/ conscious? > > (I argue that consciousness depends on having a nervous system and being > able to feel - and if we could understand the mechanics of that, we would > probably have solved the hard problem and be able to give something similar > to a machine (which might have to be organic) ). > > So I'm interested in any alternative/panpsychist views. If you do think that > inorganic things like stones, say, are conscious, then surely it would > follow, that we should ultimately be able to explain their consciousness, > and make even inanimate metallic computers conscious? > > Care to expand a little on your views? > > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD CEO, Novamente LLC and Biomind LLC Director of Research, SIAI [EMAIL PROTECTED] "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -- Robert Heinlein ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=120640061-aded06 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
