On 8 May 2015 at 12:14, Russell Standish <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, May 08, 2015 at 03:14:42AM +1000, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > > > > Why can't playing the equivalent of a recording made de novo (i.e. there > > was no original) instantiate the conscious moment for the first time? > > > > That is such a fantastically improbable outcome that Harry Potter > universes are mundane occurrences, and we might as well admit magic into > our explanations of reality. > > Seriously, in that case, all bets are off. Arguments based on > intuition (such as the MGA) just fail under those circumstances. > Another possibility - suppose we develop AIs, and they boostrap themselves into benig vastly cleverer than us - might they not design conscious experiences that have never been experienced before directly, as an art form, say? -- 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.
