On Nov 15, 2008, at 5:12 AM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > But if any computation can be mapped onto any physical state, then > every computation can be mapped onto one physical state; and why not > the null state?
I guess I don't really have a clear picture of why the fact that any computation can be mapped onto a physical state should lead to the belief that (say) those mappings somehow support consciousnesses. I'm not very comfortable with the idea that a stone implements all computations. It may in fact be the case that those views are functionally equivalent to my suggestion that mathematical facts of the matter play the role that physical existence is supposed to play for the materialist, but I'm sticking with the latter formulation, because that's the one I actually understand. -- Kory --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
