On 27/02/2008, Ben Goertzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't buy that my body plays a significant role in thinking about, > for instance, > mathematics. I bet that my brain in a vat could think about math just > as well or > better than my embodied brain. > > Of course my brain is what it is because of evolving to be embodied, but > that's > a different statement.
Your body will have played a significant role in the development of you brain, including the types of concepts and representations formed, but once you're past your mid teens and having acquired a lot of embodied experience you could probably enjoy a comfortable retirement as the brain of Morbius wallowing in a vat, thinking abstract thoughts and contemplating domination of the universe. ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=95818715-a78a9b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
