On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 3:37 AM, Roger Clough <[email protected]> wrote:
> A brain in a vat would probably have an autonomous self, > which is needed for everything the brain does. > > I don't see how an autonomous self can be present in > a computer, because autonomous means it can't depend > on anything--- especially not hardware or software. > > Let me also say it this alternate way. The output > of an algorithm (let's say a choice, given an input) > is always dependent on what the algorithm did. > And algorithms are software. In that case a brain can't be autonomous either, since it depends on hardware (the matter the brain) and software (encoded in the brain through experience). -- Stathis Papaioannou -- 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.
