Consciousness is not computation

Re:Consciousness is not computation by Imnimo on Monday June 20, 2022 @01:15AM (#31806539)

Is empty space also a computer, because while we might naively interpret it as "all zeros", with the proper location and time-dependent mapping, it can be seen to be running Doom?

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Re:Consciousness is not computation by 3g4o53g4o5 on Monday June 20, 2022 @11:07AM (#31811237)

Well, there is still random quantum behavior in a complete vacuum a.k.a. empty space according to quantum field theory's findings. So yes, empty space is a computer as long as you notice that physics law is doing math all the time.

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Re:Consciousness is not computation by jamesrom on Monday June 20, 2022 @04:00AM (#31807499)

Exactly this. You can encode a computer anywhere, given your own definition of "computer".

Getting your computer to compute, there's the rub.

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