[Wittrs] Is Computation too Static to Sustain a Mind?
- From: "SWM" <SWMirsky@xxxxxxx>
- To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:18:28 -0000
Off line, Charlie Moeller has thrown an interesting argument my way vis a vis
the possibilities of computational consciousness (conscious computers). With
his permission, I repost below his e-mail to me. Perhaps, if time permits and
Sean doesn't forbid, I will subsequently post my initial reply to him and then,
if he is still willing to discuss this in a public way, our subsequent debate:
Points to Ponder
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Stuart,
I observe:
1. Computing is the method of applying or performing algorithms on static
frames of data.
2. Consciousness and thinking are dynamic processes, of which computing has
none.
Given these self-evident truths, how do you propose to reconcile "consciousness
in a computer?"
Best regards,
Charlie
It was written in Wittrs digest 440:
Ø The issue is how does the conscious performance of computation come
about...
Or, more simply, what are the conditions for becoming conscious. Agreed?
The next question...
> Is conscious computation (or any awareness of anything) a function of
the purely physical processes?
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