On 9 May 2015 at 17:57, Russell Standish <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, May 09, 2015 at 01:39:43PM +1200, LizR wrote: > > > > > > > It's map and territory, like the finger and the Moon. The finger points > to > > the Moon to indicate it, but isn't itself the Moon. Likewise with "2+2=4" > > > > But when the map is in one-to-one correspondence with the territory? > Isn't it just the territory then? > Well, yes, I suggested that might be the case when I said you can't simulate consciousness, only generate it (a few threads back, I forget where) - because it's already (by hypothesis) a form of computation. > > That's the sort of recording we're talking about here, not some pale > imitation. > > It would be a trace of the brain's behaviour given a certain set of inputs. I don't know if it would be conscious. Anyway, I have to go but will think about this some more. -- 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.
