On Jul 23, 7:22 pm, Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Craig Weinberg <[email protected]>wrote: > > I think that electrons are a way of modeling the exterior behavior of > > the sensorimotive nature of matter on the molecular level. I'm not > > sure that they exist independently of groups of atoms, might be more > > like a measure of how wound up an atom can be. > > So what about electrons in wires or silicon? Do they become less or more > "sensorimotive" depending on their conductive medium?
I would guess that the sensorimotive experience of an electrically stimulated wire is indeed different than stimulated np junctions, diodes, resisters, etc, but all within a narrow range relative to a the palette of sensorimotive qualia that a protozoa can experience. I can imagine that the experience of a microprocessor is comparable to the outermost experience we might have of a driving through a suburban traffic grid. Stops and starts. Power and velocity variations. Instrumental focus. Maybe a resistor is like speed bumps, a capacitor is like climbing a steep hill, a heat sink is like a parking lot... > In seriousness though, if your theory became widely adopted it could lead to > the enslavement of intelligent machines. The claims made by the machines > that they *are* conscious, and *do* feel would be written off as kinks in > their programming. > > Imagine if the situation were reversed, and the machines concluded that only > silicon can yield consciousness. What could we humans say or do to dissuade > them? That's a good point too, although I'm assuming that we are planning on enslaving intelligent machines no matter what. I would be satisfied though with first hand reports of people with large portions of their brains replaced with silicon appliances. If people were able to temporarily go 90% silicon and go back without any loss of experience, then I would buy the possibility of machine substitution at the neuron level. That would be what we humans could say or do - demand that human silicon hybrids be constructed. Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
