Consciousness is not computation

Re:Consciousness is not computation by denton-scratch on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @08:24AM (#31823007)

How can the state of consciousness of a worm be evidence for anything, if you can't observe the worm's state of consciousness?

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Re:Consciousness is not computation by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @04:53AM (#31833506)

You can infer worm's state of consciousness by observing its behavior, like for humans.

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Re:Consciousness is not computation by denton-scratch on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @07:12AM (#31834468)

By observing it's behaviour you can infer that in some sense it experiences the world. Experiencing events isn't the same as being conscious. If I strike a cricket ball, it experiences the blow; but it isn't conscious.

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Re:Consciousness is not computation by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:02PM (#31838681)

It's how we establish existence of consciousness in humans and other animals. What you said doesn't differentiate between worms and humans.

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Re:Consciousness is not computation by 3g4o53g4o5 on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @09:38AM (#31823786)

First prove that you have consciousness, then we can talk.

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