On 25 Nov 2014, at 16:52, John Clark wrote:
On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 <zibb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I believe that too, but then I think that intelligent behavior is
the test for consciousness, it's not a perfect test but it's the
only test we have.
> Is that more accurate than saying "we do not have a test for
consciousness" ?
No, a test need not be perfect to be useful; in the real world
almost none of our information is perfect, but we manage to make
decisions nevertheless.
I couldn't function if I believed I was the only conscious thing in
the universe, and I couldn't function if I believed that everything
was conscious, so the intelligent behavior test is very useful.
It is useful, and provide some degree of plausibility. Of course we
can be conscious without intelligent behavior, like with some
paralysis. Intelligent behavior is sufficient to get some positive
plausibility, but not necessary.
Bruno
John K Clark
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