I did not read the first post of the thread. I only a have question about Your observation, Matt.
What makes You think zombies would act same as people with qualia? What if zombies do not wonder about the phenomenon of qualia? At least when they are sincere. Wouldn't that be a little but important behavioral difference? I admit, one perhaps cannot exactly ask them whether they wonder about qualia, since they would not understand the question in the sense we desire them to. Or do You claim, that they do, after all? What thoughts do You have about this? Thanks, Roland On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 2:31 AM, Matt Mahoney <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Kyle Kidd <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Where is Matt Mahoney to thoroughly debunk all of this? > > Sorry, I was behind on my email. > >> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 7:58 PM, EdFromNH . <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> THE COMPWARENESS THEORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS: >>> >>> HOW OUR BRAINS COMPUTE OUR SOULS: > > Could you explain what you mean by "consciousness"? I assume you mean > phenomenal consciousness or qualia, as opposed to the mental state of > wakefulness, the opposite of unconsciousness. > > Specifically, how would humans behave differently if we lacked qualia? > How do you test whether a person has qualia or is a philosophical > zombie? I mean, you can't just ask them because a zombie would claim > to be conscious. > > -- > -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/3603240-6d7f0074 > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
