On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 11:47 AM Terren Suydam <[email protected]> wrote:
Finding a theory is not a problem, theories are a dime a dozen >> consciousness theories doubly so. But how could you ever figure out if >> your consciousness theory was correct? >> > > The same way we figure out any theory is correct. > In science we judge a theory by how well it can predict how something will behave, but you are not interested in behavior you're interested in consciousness, so I repeat how do you determine if consciousness theory #6,948,603,924 is correct? >>If you're talking about observable characteristics then yes, but then >> you're just talking about behavior not consciousness. >> > > > *>Sure, but we might be talking about the behavior of neurons, or their > equivalent in an AI.* > The behavior of neurons is not consciousness. > *All of our disagreements come down to whether there are facts about > consciousness. You don't think there are,* > Not true, I know one thing from direct experience and that outranks even the scientific method, I know that I am conscious. 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/CAJPayv2Y6%2BDWTUb-J2Nw2E9OUYJNGvDXm8ViORMbExr94io-wA%40mail.gmail.com.
