On Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 4:25:59 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: > > > > On 5/5/2019 2:06 PM, [email protected] <javascript:> wrote: > > > I of course think that "consciousness arises from the function of > matter in some configurations" (the conscious brain is nothing but the > cells and chemicals operating inside the skull), but it's doing more than* > information processing*. It's doing *experience processing*. People can > deliberate until the cows come home why information processing is > sufficient or is not sufficient. If one is already an "information > processing is sufficient for consciousness" fan, then nothing will probably > change their belief in that. > > The brain is an experience processing engine. Experience cannot be reduced > to information. > > > The question is whether it can be reduced to a physical process and if so > what processes produce experience? Does information processing that > produces intelligence also produce experience? If not, there can be > philosophical zombies. > > Brent > > > That's the right questions, right there.
Another: Is there a calculus of experience? (like one for motion, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, ...) @philipthrift -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
