On Sat, Aug 26, 2006 at 10:01:36PM +1000, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
> Are you suggesting that of two very similar programs, one containing a true
> random
> number generator and the other a pseudorandom number generator, only the
> former
> could possibly be conscious? I suppose it is possible, but I see no reason to
> believe
> that it is true.
>
> Stathis Papaioannou
I think this is what Maudlin's argument tells us. Is it that so
preposterous to you?
I thought I had another argument based on creativity, but it seems
pseduo RNG programs can be creative, provided the RNG is cryptic enough.
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