2014-09-17 19:09 GMT+02:00 John Clark <[email protected]>: > On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 3:35 AM, Kim Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Consciousness is “all or nothing”. >> > > Then why can't you remember the split second before you fall asleep? If > it's all or nothing why would anybody say "stay alert" instead of "stay > awake"? >
Well you were conscious, then you were not... there are degrees of consciousness, but there are absolutely no degree of unconsciousness. > > > It is supported by computation (or it isn’t.) >> > > I can't argue with that, X is Y or X is not Y. That's the trouble I have > with "free will"; unlike "consciousness" the words "deterministic" and > "random" have a clear inelastic meaning so everything, including your > actions, happen for a reason or they don't and if they don't then they're > random. > > 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/d/optout. > -- All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. (Roy Batty/Rutger Hauer) -- 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/d/optout.
