Quentin Anciaux wrote: > On 9/5/06, 1Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > > > > > Under one mapping, the physical system implements a program which thinks, > > > "I am now experiencing my first second of life". Under a different > > > mapping, it implements a program which thinks, "I am now experiencing my > > > second second of life". > > > > And who is doing all the interpreting ? > > > > *If* consciousness is computation and a computation is the total > system which is composed of the program/algorithm and the interpreter > then it means that the consciousness exist only when interpreted and > in this case (which is you + the manual + your interpretation of the > computation with the help of the manual) means it exist only when you > are in fact interpreting it.
That is the answer Stathis wants, but it doesn't work. Whether a computation is self-interpreting or not is itself a matter of interpretation, given his premises. He seems to need some sort of interpretation-independently self-interpreting system to start the ball rolling (= a Prime Mover). > I think this view is wrong and the interpretation (as also > instantiation) is a relative notion and as such the interpreting > process does not need to be a concrete one. Huh ? Surely everything needs to be concrete. > In the case of a conscious > computation (*if* consciousness is a computation) then it didn't need > to be interpreted in the first place nor by you or any manual to be. Well, yes, that is by far the most intuitive answer. But to be consistent you have to take the view that no other computation is mind-dependent. > To answer your question of "is it existing like I'm existing ?", I'd > say for the point of view of the conscious computation, she is as real > as you... from your point of you it is like it is not existing and > vice-versa... Huh ? > Quentin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
