On 9 May 2015 at 11:59, Russell Standish <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, May 08, 2015 at 12:43:32PM +1200, LizR wrote:> Assuming a > recording *can* be conscious (i.e. that the MGA's conclusion > > isn't absurd) then of course it can be. > > > > But such a recording is so large (probably consuming all the matter > with the visible universe), how can you assert that it's consciousness > is absurd? That is what you need to do to make the MGA work... > > Now you're doing what Brent does - repeating something that's more or less what I said, prefaced by "but". I didn't assert it was absurd, I said "assuming..." -- 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.
