Re: How would a computer know if it were conscious?

On Jun 14, 7:19 pm, David Nyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kant saw > this clearly in terms of his 'windowless monads', but these, separated > by the 'void', indeed had to be correlated by divine intervention, > since (unaware of each other) they could not interact. Er, no he didn't. Leibniz

Re: How would a computer know if it were conscious?

Hi On 6/16/07, Colin Hales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: " >Chemical potentiation IS electric field...< ... What is electric field? John M (frmr chemist) > Hi, > I am going to have to be a bit targetted in my responses I am a TAD > whelmed at the moment. > > COLIN > >> 4) Belief

Re: How would a computer know if it were conscious?

On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 11:17:50PM -, David Nyman wrote: > > All this has massive implications for issues of will (free or > otherwise), suffering, software uploading of minds, etc., etc. - which > I've indicated in other posts. Consequently, I'd be really interested > in your response, beca