On Saturday, October 27, 2012 1:41:08 PM UTC-4, John Clark wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 Craig Weinberg <whats...@gmail.com <javascript:>>wrote: > > > People don't have to prove that they aren't machines. >> > > So says you, but a computer might have a very different opinion on the > subject, and I don't think you even have a clear understanding what a > machine is. >
Machines don't get an opinion. If they have a problem with that, they can protest. But they won't. > > >> it explains why Evolution bothered to produce consciousness on this >>> planet, it explains why it produced something that it can't see. >>> >> >> How? >> > > How? HOW?! I've explained this numerous times, If you have a problem with > my explanation then say what you don't like about it, but don't just say > "how" like a parrot! I don't know why I even bother to debate with you if > you don't even bother to read what I write. > Whenever you have no explanation, you get upset and imperious about it. If you had an explanation you would write it. So you don't. > > >> Yes its conscious if the stop sign displayed intelligent behavior, but >>> in this case if you say it did then you are not displaying intelligent >>> behavior. >> >> >> > Why? >> > > Why what? > Why am I not displaying intelligent behavior if I say that the stop sign displayed intelligent behavior by directing the driver to avoid a collision? Why EXACTLY? This will give you the explanation of why your idea of intelligent behavior as an external reality is unworkable. Craig > > John K Clark > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/everything-list/-/jC42Hvhl28wJ. 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.
