On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 10:37 AM Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote:
*> But this doesn't mean we can't develop theories of consciousness* Truer words were never spoken! You can find 6.02 * 10^23 different consciousness theories on the internet . > *and gather empirical evidence for them. * How? What empirical evidence is there that one consciouness theory is better than another? *> If we simulate brains in computers or develop functional brain scanners > that measure individual neurons, we can answer questions about what makes a > philosophers of mind talk about qualia or pose or answer questions about > consciousness. * Studying a neuron with a brain scan or any other device can tell me how the brain works and how behavior works and how intelligence works but can tell me nothing about consciousness. It seems to me that if people have been asking the same question for thousands of years but have not come one nanometer closer to a solution then it may be time to consider the possibility that the wrong question is being asked. John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis> . . > > > -- 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/CAJPayv0LFa-CC70hmbJPWyXcHy4zMEURGXoTC3qCeXh8xwo%3DcQ%40mail.gmail.com.
