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Re: Uploaded Worm Mind

On 9/3/2015 8:35 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 02 Sep 2015, at 22:48, meekerdb wrote: On 9/2/2015 8:25 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: So now you agree with me that there are different kinds and degrees of consciousness; that it is not just a binary attribute of an axiom + inference system. ? Eithe

Re: 1P/3P CONFUSION again and again

Bruno Marchal wrote: > ​> ​ > Just one remark: we cannot make a piece of matter wet in arithmetic > ​I know, but why not? If arithmetic is more fundamental than physics as you say then we should be able to write a program that would get the computer wet, and yet we can't and your theory can not

Re: 1P/3P CONFUSION again and again

On 03 Sep 2015, at 02:31, chris peck wrote: Bruno >> And someone asked JC, before the duplication, what do you expect to live. JC remarked that "you" is ambiguous. Oh, but you agreed that you will survive, so you expect to live some experience, no? Let me ask you this how to you evaluate

Re: Uploaded Worm Mind

On 02 Sep 2015, at 22:48, meekerdb wrote: On 9/2/2015 8:25 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: So now you agree with me that there are different kinds and degrees of consciousness; that it is not just a binary attribute of an axiom + inference system. ? Either you are conscious, or you are not. B

Re: Uploaded Worm Mind

Brent, We had this exact discussion several months ago. Perhaps this discussion is better suited for an English mailing list, but last time the conclusion reached was that consciousness vs. unconsciousness could be likened to zero vs. positive. You seem to be making the argument that it is like