On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 6:45 AM Lawrence Crowell < [email protected]> wrote:
*> Essentially it is a magical idea. This is being done by a genie, which > is a magical* OK if you wanna call it that, but this is the sort of magic that works and can be repeated, there is a name for that type of magic, it's called "science". *> being on par with angels and the like. * No, angels use a different type of magic, the type that doesn't work worth a damn. *> If the brain were a hard wired systems it might make sense that a mind > could be downloaded as a set of files and programs and transferred to > another brain. However, brains physically adapt and change according to > learning.* And computers physically change whenever you load a new file into one, parts in the memory that previously had no Electrical charge now have one, and other parts that previously had an Electrical charge no longer have one, and Electrical charge is physical. An array of switches is physical too, and that is basically what the Internet is. So I failed to see the distinction you're trying to make. 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv0F_Ou_hbgajt3iDiryoExghM%2Bd-%2Bb4YugfE%3DzPMqC-mg%40mail.gmail.com.
