On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 4:06 AM, Stathis Papaioannou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 24/02/2008, Vladimir Nesov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Does 2+2=4 make a sound when there is no one around? > > Yes, but it is of no consequence since no one can hear it. However, if > we believe that computation can result in consciousness, then by > definition there *is* someone to hear it: itself. >
But it's still of no 'consequence', no? -- Vladimir Nesov [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- 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
