If evolution by natural selection were correct, then it seems to me that if
the overall environment remained relatively stable for an extended period of
time - then regardless of how it ended up, humans would be at about same
level of happiness.
A paradise or a hell, the species should evolve
On 17 Jun 2011, at 19:59, benjayk wrote:
Bruno Marchal wrote:
On 15 Jun 2011, at 21:20, benjayk wrote:
Hi Bruno,
Bruno Marchal wrote:
I think that comp might imply that simple virgin (non programmed)
universal (and immaterial) machine are already conscious. Perhaps
even
maximally
Dear Bruno, would you have an e-mail address where I can contact Ben
Goertzel - an old list acquaintance ?
Thanks
John Mikes
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On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 03:04:19PM -0400, Rex Allen wrote:
For instance, food. Most people really like sweets and salty greasy foods.
Much more than they like bland vegetables and whatnot.
The acquisition of junk food makes us happy *because* those things were hard
to acquire a few hundred
Rex Allen wrote:
If evolution by natural selection were correct, then it seems to me that
if
the overall environment remained relatively stable for an extended period
of
time - then regardless of how it ended up, humans would be at about same
level of happiness.
I don't think it is
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Russell Standish li...@hpcoders.com.au wrote:
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 03:04:19PM -0400, Rex Allen wrote:
For instance, food. Most people really like sweets and salty greasy foods.
Much more than they like bland vegetables and whatnot.
The acquisition of junk
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 6:08 PM, benjayk
benjamin.jaku...@googlemail.com wrote:
Rex Allen wrote:
If evolution by natural selection were correct, then it seems to me
that if the overall environment remained relatively stable for an
extended period of time - then regardless of how it ended up,
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