On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 07:59:20AM -0500, Roger Clough wrote: > Hi Russell Standish > > Actual introspection is subjective, not objective. > Computers as I understand them can only think objectively. >
Two points: 1) Why do you think introspection is subjective? By contrast, I suspect it is one of the most objective features of consciousness - we can test it with things like the mirror test. We can know when other animals exhibit introspection, whilst still retaining doubt about their phenomenal consciousness. 2) Why do you think computers can only think objectively? Bruno, of course, argues the opposite, although from with the assumption of COMP. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
