On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 8:07 AM, John Mikes <jami...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A fitting computer simulation would include ALL aspects involved - call it > mind AND body, 'physically' observable 'activity' and 'consciousness as > cause' -- but alas, no such thing so far. Our embryonic machine with its > binary algorithms, driven by a switched on (electrically induced) primitive > mechanism can do just that much, within the known segments designed 'in'. > What we may call 'qualia' is waiting for some analogue comp, working > simultaneously on all aspects of the phenomena involved (IMO not practical, > since there cannot be a limit drawn in the interrelated totality, beyond > which relations may be irrelevant). >
So you're saying that it's not possible, even in principle, to simulate a human brain on a digital computer? But that it would be possible on a massively parallel analog computer? What "extra something" do you think an analog computer provides that isn't available from a digital computer? Why would it be necessary to run all of the calculations in parallel? > 'consciousness as cause' You are saying that consciousness has a causal role, that is additional to the causal structure found in non-conscious physical systems? What leads you to this conclusion? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
