Re: The consciousness singularity

2011-11-29 Thread John Mikes
Dear Bruno, I agree with you (almost) completely that "we" (bio-beings) are computers, except for the *diminishing factor* we HAVE to include into a "computer" as a machine of knowable components and capabilities, observed WITHIN our perspectives as of yesterday. Your term "universal computer" may

Re: The consciousness singularity

2011-11-29 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> I only say that I do not have a perspective of being a computer. > > If you can add and multiply, or if you can play the Conway game of > life, then you can understand that you are at least a computer. So, then I am computer or something more capable than a computer?