On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Roger Clough wrote:
> I must have missed something. What does the
> thinking of men have to do with evolution ?
>
> The evolution of plantlife ,at least, occurred before men were here.
The question is whether philosophical zombies are possible or not. If
they are p
Hi Stathis Papaioannou
IMHO Intelligence, as I see it, is the ability to make choices autonomously
(one's own choices).
One could, if so desired, lie about something. Or create something
nonscientific (a watercolor)
Robot choices made by software or hardware are not autonomous because some
I must have missed something. What does the
thinking of men have to do with evolution ?
The evolution of plantlife ,at least, occurred before men were here.
Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net
9/6/2012
Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have to invent him
so that everything could functi
Hi Craig Weinberg
I don't think you can separate a man's brain from his mind or vice versa,
since the mind is the brain's monad and monads cannot be created or destroyed.
At least according to Leibniz.
Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net
9/6/2012
Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have
Hi Stathis Papaioannou
All mental activity is out of the blue,
meaning inextended, outside of spacetime.
Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net
9/6/2012
Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have to invent him
so that everything could function."
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Subject: Re: Re: Sane2004 Step One
On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 8:43:35 AM UTC-4, rclough wrote:
Hi Craig Weinberg
I don't like the word "existence" as it carries
so much baggage with it. What you describe
below is physical existence. That
I don't think that life or mind or intelligence
can be teleported. Especially since nobody knows what
they are.
I also don't believe that you can download
the contents of somebody's brain.
Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net
9/5/2012
Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have to invent him
On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 8:43:35 AM UTC-4, rclough wrote:
>
> Hi Craig Weinberg
>
>
> I don't like the word "existence" as it carries
> so much baggage with it. What you describe
> below is physical existence. That is a property
> of extended entities.
>
I agree, existence means diffe
Hi Craig Weinberg
I don't like the word "existence" as it carries
so much baggage with it. What you describe
below is physical existence. That is a property
of extended entities.
Inextended entities such as mind and 1p and
thouights and feelings would be mentally
existent.
Roger Clough, rclo
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