On Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:46:59 AM UTC-5, stathisp wrote: > > > > On 17/01/2013, at 8:17 AM, Craig Weinberg <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > I agree. Even Hamerov would agree, despite the low and quantum level. Only >> Penrose, but probably also Searle, would disagree, I guess. Perhaps Craig, >> and most believer in non comp. >> >> >> > We could ask one of the people who are made of a different kind of matter > than human beings. While we are at it, we could ask them which arithmetic > incantation will allow us to drink brine from the sea instead of fresh > water. Shouldn't be a big deal... ;) > > > There are those who believe that the very atoms are necessary in order to > preserve a consciousness: making an arbitrarily close copy won't do. From > what you have said before, this is what you think, but it goes against any > widely accepted biological or physical scientific theory. >
Since there is no widely accepted biological or physical scientific theory of what consciousness is, that doesn't bother me very much. Craig > > > -- Stathis Papaioannou > -- 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/-/hvnfIGZVnlsJ. 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.
