On 18/02/2008, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My interpretation of Chalmers is the opposite. He seems to say that either > machine consciousness is possible or human consciousness is not.
Right, Chalmers is a functionalist first and foremost. His "fading qualia" thought experiment is probably the single best argument showing that mind uploading is possible: http://consc.net/papers/qualia.html -- Stathis Papaioannou ------------------------------------------- singularity Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/11983/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/11983/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=96140713-a54b2b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com