-
-
-
I think when Searle wrote this, he really did not understand that his own self is not executing the algorithm, but exists only within the books. I think that he repeated the argument in public lectures in his later years mostly because it represents the core of his brand.
- 18 more replies
New conversation -
-
-
i'd say it's not a "confusion", it is widely the axiomatic given prerequesite that we live in a material world. sure, with software everything is possible. question may rather be, am i an avatar? or comes my consciousness solely from the main loop?
-
You don't live in a material world. You are part of a simulated world, created by a primate brain. In other words, you live in the dream of a monkey.
- 2 more replies
New conversation -
-
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
(1) it does not 'live' there, but it is implemented. (2) the self, which is a model of the observer maintained by the observer.
- 4 more replies
-
-
-
There is no monkey in the physical world. The monkey is a model that your mind discovered to compress sensory data. It is a pretty good model, I think.
- 4 more replies
New conversation -
-
-
I've noticed you use a lot of compsci speak in regards to cognition and wonder if you do so for explanatory reasons or if you truly believe they're isomorphic.
-
I think that the other fields don’t have suitable terminology
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.