On Monday, 8 July 2013 at 18:37:30 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
On 7/8/2013 6:31 AM, Dicebot wrote:
Well, second one is not really a scientific problem, it is a
philosophical one.
Self-awareness is a very vague term with a lot of space for
personal
interpretation. I don't even think it is worth speaking about.
If you consider that our brains evolved, and self-awareness was
a result of evolution, then self-awareness presumably offers
some sort of survival benefit.
Not necessarily. If the change is neutral, it can still develop
in some species. Arguably, as our brain consume 20% of our
energy, this is highly likely that it has benefit, so you still
have a point.
Following that line of reasoning, self-awareness becomes a real
phenomenon with a scientific basis.
How is it defined in science ? The concept seems hard to define
in proper ways to me.
