Re:Link between quantum physics and game theory found
by igravious on Sunday July 14, 2013 @02:53PM
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I meant consciousness as reflexive self-awareness, not in the sense of being alert and awake as opposed to asleep or anesthetized or in a coma or whatnot but these mental 'states' are interesting as well.
Re:Link between quantum physics and game theory found
by AlexFinks on Sunday July 14, 2013 @10:14PM
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I think we're still on the same page for consciousness; we're just using different words, except for the fact that you add a reflexive (or feedback) component to consciousness, which I think is an appropriate addition.
I still maintain that there is an objective study to subjectivity, and that the few examples I talked about are of good relevance to our understanding of consciousness.
I'd also say that there is an objectivity to subjective perception; for example, if two travelers in space find that the distance between themselves is shrinking, while either party may justly argue that it is the opposing side that is moving, and that we are standing still (or some other possible combination), we can still both make objective agreements on what the other party may subjectively see.
We can objectively know that the other party is equally clueless as us in determining our velocities.
I personally think there is an enormous benefit to science to understanding subjective perception. I imagine the problem of distributed AI's having different perceptions, and having to make sense of their different perceptions in order to solve problems.