On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 2:17 AM, Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Do you think a computer can be conscious? > > If yes, then do you think the experience of the consciousness within the > computer would be different if the computer existed in a block-time > universes instead of a moving-present universe? If so, how/what would > cause the states of the evolving computer program to take a different > course in the block universe vs. the moving present universe? If you see > no reason the computations should diverge, then you must agree the states > reached by the computer program are the same, and since they are the same > the conscious program could not behave any differently. This includes any > realization that it is in a block-time vs. a moving-present universe. > > Edgar, I am particularly curious to hear what you think of the above reasoning. It seems that it applies to your theory which I believe at some level holds that the right computations can produce consciousness. Thanks, Jason -- 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.
