On Jul 28, 3:53 pm, Jason Resch <jasonre...@gmail.com> wrote: >One of Craig's main ideas is that things made of carbon can feel certain >ways
Mais non! Being made of carbon isn't important in theory, it's having the experience of a living organism with a nervous system that dictates whether it can feel certain ways. If you can get silicon to become a living organism with a nervous system then it could very well feel the same ways. You may have to recapitulate the entire experience of life on a planet, a geology, ecosystem, etc within the organism as well. It could take hundreds of millions of years. If you used one real neuron (probably need a group of real neurons in practice) you might be able to skip all that. Craig -- 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.
