On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 7:17 PM 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> *> This depends on how we define consciousness. If it means imagining and > using simulations in which you represent yourself in order to plan your > actions then maybe natural selection can "see" it. People who can't or > don't plan by imagining themselves in various prospective scenarios and who > don't have a theory of mind regarding other people are probably less > successful at reproducing.* > If so then consciousness is the inevitable byproduct of intelligent behavior. John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis> mk9 -- 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/CAJPayv2%2BAO%3DNtB%2BpmmshALX4tzbp5TXq4MHt_fEyiashppxkug%40mail.gmail.com.
