On 6/20/2021 2:26 AM, John Clark wrote:
On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 7:17 PM 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List
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/> 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.
Yes, I agree with that. But I don't think either intelligence or
consciousness are all-or-nothing attributes. I think consciousness
occurs at different levels which correspond to it's different uses as a
tool of intelligence.
Brent
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