Jiri> Mark, >> VNA..can simulate *any* substrate. Jiri> I don't see any good reason for assuming that it would be Jiri> anything more than a zombie. Jiri> http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zombies/
Zombie is another concept which seems to make perfect intuitive sense, but IMO is not actually well defined. If sensations correspond to the execution of certain code in a decision making program (the nature of the sensation depending on the coding) then I claim that everything about sensation and consciousness can be parsimoniously and naturally explained in a way consistent with everything we know about CS and physics and cognitive science and various other fields. But in this case, a zombie that makes the same decisions as a human would be evaluating similar code and would thus essentially have the same pain. ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=231415&user_secret=e9e40a7e
