On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 5:35 PM, <ghib...@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sunday, February 2, 2014 6:36:24 PM UTC, John Clark wrote:
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>> On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 4:29 AM, Bruno Marchal <mar...@ulb.ac.be> wrote:
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>>  >>>> Although it doesn't necessarily follow the digital transformation
>>>>>> of consciousness is perfectly consistent with the matter in the desk I'm
>>>>>> pounding my hand on right now as simply being a subroutine in the 
>>>>>> johnkclak
>>>>>> program, and the same is true of the matter in my hand.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> >>> Only by a confusion 1p and 3p,
>>>>>
>>>>
>>> >> OK now were getting to the heart of the matter (no pun indented).
>>>> Explain exactly why my statement above is confused and or wrong and you
>>>> will have won this year old debate.
>>>>
>>>
>>> > UDA is the explanation of this.
>>>
>>
>> You're going to have to more than just type 3 letters to convince me!
>>
>> > You agreed also that consciousness is not localized
>>>
>>
>> Yes I agree, in fact it was me not you who first mentioned it.
>>
>> > but you talk like if the object on your desk are localized.
>>>
>>
>> Are you claiming that a computer can emulate a intelligent conscious
>> being but can't emulate a desk?  If my consciousness is caused by a
>> computer processing information then the world that consciousness interacts
>> with is also cause by information. And information like consciousness has
>> no unique position.
>>
>> > If your consciousness is not localized, and perhaps supported by many
>>> other computations (in a physical universe or in arithmetic) you need to
>>> explain why the object of your desk appear to be made of local matter
>>>
>>
>> Because the desk subprogram was written to appear that way to the John
>> Clark subprogram; the desk could appear however the master programer (or
>> evolution) wished it to appear, he could even ignore the laws of physics if
>> he wished and use Aristotelian physics, or road runner cartoon physics.
>>
>> >> it's been over a year and to be honest I don't even remember what the
>>>> first 2 steps were, they may have been just as silly as step 3.
>>>>
>>>
>>> > This shows the complete non seriousness of your attitude.
>>>
>>
>>  I promise to give your ideas all the seriousness they deserve.
>>
>> > it means that you have judged from rumors and not personal study.
>>>
>>
>> You and I have never met so the only thing I have to judge you by is by
>> studying the ASCII sequence you have produced.  And I have never heard any
>> rumors about you but now you've got me curious, what are they?
>>
>> > You are an obscurantist religious bigot
>>>
>>
>> Wow, calling a guy known for disliking religion religious, never heard
>> that one before, at least I never heard it before I was 12.
>>
>> > and parrot
>>>
>>
>> Stop using the exact same ridiculous insult and I'll stop using the exact
>> same rubber stamp reply.
>>
>>  John K Clark
>>
> probably the kiss of death since I'm a known lunatic,
>

Always a good intro.


> but I vouch for John here but would probably say comp itself as stated in
> Chuch/say-yes-to-doctor thesis
>
>
, already drops the consciousness issue betweee n the cracks.
>

Can you be precise here, or are you just trying to be holy funky Moses?


> Nothing wrong with the UDA after that,
>

Perhaps we'll see about that.


> but consciousness wasn't being 'carried' to begin with.
>

So what would you suggest as ontological primitive and/or responsible for
consciousness? Extinction? Feel free to elaborate. John argues materialist
prohibition 'don't ask, don't tell' in the end and is a bigot with a
consistency macho fetish so huge, that he is forced to bullshit and insult,
to cover it up.

Hypothetically hoping you are high, but not wanting whatever you're on ;-)
PGC


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