Re:Are We Zeroing In on the Hard Problem of Explaining Consc...
by metamemetics on Sunday April 11, 2010 @05:48PM
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Yeah by that quote this guy is still completely dualist and a bit silly.. Of course you will never explain how these patterns of electricity give rise to a seperate metaphysical consciousness. The patterns of electricity ARE consciousness.
Any complex system could be said to have a degree of consciousness, just very few complex systems have a qualitatively HUMAN-like consciousness because they are not capable of demonstrating high-level analogical reasoning.
Re:Are We Zeroing In on the Hard Problem of Explaining Consc...
by Confusion on Sunday April 11, 2010 @04:09PM
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Exactly, and that conclusion could already be drawn after a few lines. Measurements on brain activity are never going to explain consciousness, because measurements on falling rocks don't explain gravity either.
So, no.