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thanks edhopper Mar 2017 #1
I like him too. rug Mar 2017 #2
What I didn't like about his "Consciousness Explained" was... Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #3
If you make intelligence/consciousness... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #5
Not Intelligence; Information. Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #6
patterns of energy and matter... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #7
Patterns are not matter or energy. Patterns are not space or time. Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #9
Oh well... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #10
And... Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #11
You are asking me to provide evidence for matter and energy...? uriel1972 Mar 2017 #12
He may not have, but you can. AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #13
And... Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #14
You can also alter a person, dramatically, without destroying them. AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #15
"Personality" is not "consciousness". Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #16
I can alter a computer network by disconnecting various connections. Personality is not required, AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #17
"Consciousness is an attribute of certain arrangements of matter." is and axiom, Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #18
We can break consciousness by re-arranging the matter for starters. AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #19
Artificial Intelligence is not Artificial Consciousness. Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #20
I did not conflate artificial intelligence and artifical consciouness. AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #21
OK. Glad you clarified that. n/t Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #22
If the human brain hosts consciousness, in what other circumstances does consciousness exist? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2017 #23
I agree that it can be both interesting and informative to postulate that consciousness is ... Jim__ Mar 2017 #24
Well, Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #25
I definitely agree with Baggini's conclusion. Jim__ Mar 2017 #4
What a ridiculously melodramatic review. Ugh. AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #8
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