On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Dr. Matthias Heger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Shortly: > 1. Every knowledge is based on perceptions. You even learned the > fundamentals of mathematics by perceptions (eg. pictures of a set of 5 > apples to introduce the number 5). > 2.Every conscious perception constitutes of qualia. >
Knowledge doesn't always exist in brains of human beings. If you have a machine that measures temperature, the knowledge of current temperature exists in the machine. If you build an AGI (which you assume could turn out to be without qualia), it will have knowledge as well. I recommend Eliezer's introduction to non-anthropomorphic truth at http://yudkowsky.net/bayes/truth.html On the other hand, you need to come in contact with the fact in order to obtain knowledge about it. In this sense, it can be said that all knowledge comes through perception. See http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/02/second-law.html But in all these cases, you don't need something usually referred to as 'qualia' in between, unless you are willing to start answering your question. -- Vladimir Nesov [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- 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=101455710-f059c4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
