On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 Kim Jones <kimjo...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > OK. So what separates us then, from dolphins and elephants >
Intelligence > You aren't allowed to respond "Intelligence" > Sorry. Please don't call the cops. > because intelligence is what makes introspection possible in the first > place. > If that's true then Watson is conscious because Watson engaged in behavior that if it was performed by a human would certainly be regarded as intelligent. > You can can question many things about the content of your consciousness. > That's true I can, but I have no way of knowing if Kim Jones can do the same thing. > A cat can't. > And how do you know that? > What part of your brain is more evolved than a cat's brain that allows > you to say "I know"? > I'm just guessing but maybe the Neocortex because it's the biggest anatomical difference between a cat's brain and mine. But I do know one thing for certain, whatever part it is if it evolved then it effects behavior; and if it effects behavior then the Turing Test works for consciousness and not just intelligence. 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
