On Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 4:25:59 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: > > > > On 5/5/2019 2:06 PM, cloud...@gmail.com <javascript:> wrote: > > > I of course think that "consciousness arises from the function of > matter in some configurations" (the conscious brain is nothing but the > cells and chemicals operating inside the skull), but it's doing more than* > information processing*. It's doing *experience processing*. People can > deliberate until the cows come home why information processing is > sufficient or is not sufficient. If one is already an "information > processing is sufficient for consciousness" fan, then nothing will probably > change their belief in that. > > The brain is an experience processing engine. Experience cannot be reduced > to information. > > > The question is whether it can be reduced to a physical process and if so > what processes produce experience? Does information processing that > produces intelligence also produce experience? If not, there can be > philosophical zombies. > > Brent > > > That's the right questions, right there.
Another: Is there a calculus of experience? (like one for motion, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, ...) @philipthrift -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
