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From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:57 AM
Subject: Re: Contradiction Problems????
> On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 09:53:04PM -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
>
> > But there is something special about human consciousness. Think about
> > it. Do you have any private awareness of the motion of the planets?
> > Do you have any concerning the branching ratios for the various decays
> > of the tau? Do you have any concerning human consciousness?
> >
> > The answer for me is no, no, yes. I have a reflexive self awarness.
> > It may be possible
>
> The same thing goes for a sophisticated AI.
This discussion, I think, will hinge on a key question: do you agree or
disagree with my definition of what is science. If you disagree, we need to
thrash that out before discussing this, because my views will be strongly
tied to that. If we agree, then I will use that as a starting point.
My guess is that you are combining your understanding of science with an
assumption that some form of strong realism is valid. But, I need to
understand that better before going on with my arguements.
Dan M.
