On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I believe that too, but then I think that intelligent behavior is the >> test for consciousness, it's not a perfect test but it's the only test we >> have. >> > > > Is that more accurate than saying "we do not have a test for > consciousness" ? >
No, a test need not be perfect to be useful; in the real world almost none of our information is perfect, but we manage to make decisions nevertheless. I couldn't function if I believed I was the only conscious thing in the universe, and I couldn't function if I believed that everything was conscious, so the intelligent behavior test is very useful. 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.
