On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 7:17 AM, Roger Clough <[email protected]> wrote:
> computer consciousness and artificial intelligence are impossible. > I believe that maintaining that computers can't be conscious is wrong but I can't prove it. But maintaining that a computer can't be intelligent is utterly ridiculous and I can prove it. > Example: Computer code. Artificial intelligence. Third person singular. > Example: Neural signals. Biological intelligence. Third person singular. > Example: Human perception. Human intelligence. First person singular. > Example: Computer perception. Computer intelligence. First person singular. > Computers cannot simulate human activities or experiences or > consciousness because they have to deal in code, which consists of > instructions or descriptions. Computers cannot deal in knowledge by > experience, so they cannot experience, > produce experiences, or understand experiences. > Biological brains cannot simulate computer activities or experiences or consciousness because they have to deal in code which does NOT even consists of instructions or descriptions but are just signals sent by one neuron that change the activity of another neuron. Biological brains cannot deal in knowledge by experience, so they cannot experience, produce experiences, or understand experiences. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
