Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > It seems to me that there are two main sticking points in the discussions on > several list threads in recent weeks. One is computationalism: is it right or > wrong? > This at least is straightforward in that it comes down to a question of > faith, in the > final analysis, as to whether you would accept a digital replacement brain or > not > (Bruno's "yes doctor" choice). The other sticking point is, given > computationalism > is right, what does it take to implement a computation? There have been > arguments > that a computation is implemented by any physical system (Putnam, Searle, > Moravec) > and by no physical system (Maudlin, Bruno Marchal). The discussion about > Platonism > and the ontological status of mathematical structures, in particular, relates > to this > second issue. Bruno alludes to it in several papers and posts, and also > alludes to his > "movie graph argument", but as far as I can tell that argument in its > entirety is only > available in French. Comments and elaboration would be welcome. > > Stathis Papaioannou
If it's a question *only* of faith, it's probably a non-question. I can think of a lot of evidence that might sway my answer to the doctor. But leaving that aside, I think there is another question in play: What kind of computation implements intelligence? ...consciousness? Is it every computation, with differences only of degree? Or are there distinct requirements? Brent Meeker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
