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Re:Mechanical Turing Machine in Wood (2015) by jtc1983 on Friday July 21, 2017 @09:41AM (#14820431)
Why "classical" computers? Is there some other kind of computer that isn't emulatable in wood that could become conscious? Hard to know exactly what you mean here.
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Re:Mechanical Turing Machine in Wood (2015) by virgil_disgr4ce on Friday July 21, 2017 @11:17AM (#14821202)
They're referring to quantum computers, because for some reason a lot of people seem to be convinced that 1) consciousness is made out of magic and 2) quantum physics is magic so therefore 3) "consciousness" requires "quantum"
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Re:Mechanical Turing Machine in Wood (2015) by eof on Friday July 21, 2017 @05:34PM (#14823882)
I don't know what could become conscious; but it seems pretty obvious to me some sticks banging together cannot be.
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