Hi Stathis Papaioannou Hmm. But how would you know that the computer actually simulates the brain ? That's been a problem for me. Being a retired experimental scientist, and a pragmatist to boot, my approach to the whole problem would be to start with digital implants or connections in rats, and see if they can learn to communicate with the rat brain. Of course there are already digital devices that can somehow do that ( in humans, no less), which is miraculous, but i wopuld have to see it for myself.
A related study to try first would be to see if comp can theoretically communicate with the brain. [Roger Clough], [rclo...@verizon.net] 12/28/2012 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." - Woody Allen ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Stathis Papaioannou Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-12-27, 19:38:57 Subject: Re: Three things that one cannot prove or disprove On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Roger Clough <rclo...@verizon.net> wrote: > > Three things that one cannot prove or disprove > > 1. That God exists or does not exist. > > 2. That I exist or do not exist. > > 3. That computers can be conscious or not. It's possible to prove that computers can be conscious if it can be proved that the physical movement of the parts of the brain can be simulated by a computer. -- Stathis Papaioannou -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
