On Feb 23, 12:57 pm, Quentin Anciaux <allco...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2012/2/23 Craig Weinberg <whatsons...@gmail.com>
> > > > > Comp has no ability to contradict itself, > > > > You say so. > > > Is it not true? > > no it is not true.. for example, proving consciousness cannot be emulate on > machines would proves computationalism wrong. Consciousness isn't falsifiable in the first place. > Showing an infinite > components necessary for consciousnes would prove computationalism wrong, Also not falsifiable. I can't prove that you are conscious or that you don't require infinite components. > showing that a biological neurons is necessary for consciousness would > prove computationalism wrong... and so on. Not possible to prove, but possible to nearly disprove if you walk yourself off of your brain onto a digital brain and back on. 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.
