On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Stephen P. King <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/17/2012 9:56 AM, 1Z wrote: >> >> >> On Jan 31, 8:53 pm, Craig Weinberg<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Jan 31, 2:52 pm, Terren Suydam<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Craig, >>>> The movie The Matrix is essentially about comp. What is it about that >>>> movie's premise that seems impossible to you? >>> >>> It's possible to simulate a world for a person but it is not possible >>> to simulate the sense of being a person. >> >> You know that how? >> > Hi, > > How exactly is "the sense of being a person" a quantity that can be a) > measured and b) communicated? >
The point is that with comp, simulations at or below the substitution level entail subjective experience, qualia, etc..., i.e., the sense of being a person. Craig is just asserting (without arguing) that comp is false. Terren > Onward! > > Stephen > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
