On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Roger Clough <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Bruno Marchal > > Nothing is true, even comp, until it is proven by experiment. > Can you think of an experiment to verify comp ?
What is needed is an experiment showing that the behaviour of brains can be simulated on a computer. For example, if Henry Markram's mouse brain simulation is able to run a robot mouse that behaves just like a real mouse, that would be confirmation of at least the possibility of philosophical zombies. Theoretical rather than experimental considerations then imply that these would in fact be conscious beings rather than zombies. -- 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.
