On Aug 3, 9:51 am, Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Craig Weinberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wouldn't that be never, since there is not necessarily a limit to the > > number of possible inputs or outputs of consciousness? > > We don't test the consciousness of our fellow humans by observing the > effect of all possible inputs, so why should a machine be subjected to > more stringent testing?
Because we are human and we know that we are conscious so we can assume that other things which resemble us are also human and also conscious. I wouldn't assume any such thing for a machine. 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.
