On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 11:18 PM, Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > can a lookup table be conscious? > If Darwin was correct (and I think he was) then anything that behaves intelligently can be conscious. > > > What about a lookup table that is not actually consulted? > That certainly doesn't behave intelligently so it may or may not be conscious. My hunch would be it's not conscious but obviously I can't prove it and never will. > > > > What about a rock? > Exactly the same with a rock, it doesn't behave intelligently either. 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.
