Without consciousness, there could be no perception. I am surely conscious
right now, and how I am will remain a mystery for many years.
From: Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [singularity] critiques of Eliezer's views on AI
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:19:20 -0700 (PDT)
--- Jey Kottalam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 6/25/07, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > You can only transfer
> > consciousness if you kill the original.
>
> What is the justification for this claim?
There is none, which is what I was trying to argue. Consciousness does not
actually exist. What exists is a universal belief in consciousness. The
belief exists because those who did not have it did not pass on their DNA.
-- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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