On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:01 AM, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 1/10/2013 2:28 PM, Telmo Menezes wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 11:15 PM, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 1/10/2013 1:58 PM, Telmo Menezes wrote: >> >> Hi Craig, >> >> I tend to agree with what you say (or what I understand of it). Despite >> my belief that it is possible to extract memories (or their 3p shadows) >> from a brain, I do not believe in the neuroscience hypothesis that >> consciousness emerges from brain activity. I'm not sure I believe that >> there is a degree of consciousness in everything, but it sounds more >> plausible than the emergence from complexity idea. >> >> >> Do you agree that intelligence requires complexity? >> > > I'm not sure intelligence and complexity are two different things. > > > Of course they're two different things. An oak tree is complex but not > intelligent. The question is whether you think something can be intelligent > without being complex? > I don't agree that an oak tree is not intelligent. It changes itself and its environment in non-trivial ways that promote its continuing existence. What's your definition of intelligence? > > Brent > > -- > 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.
