Say we discover (somehow) that it's actually impossible to simulate a human-level conscious mind on inorganic substrate. What did we discover?
(e.g. we're running in a simulation, and a resolution limit prematurely halts Moore's Law; etc)
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We basically have discovered this, it’s just taking society at large and dogmatic scientists a long time to catch up.
The implication is one of two things:
1. Panpsychism is true - consciousness is a property of all matter
2. Idealism is true: mind comes before matter
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do you have anything else you could say about this or good articles to function as a shorter introduction (than the book you posted)?
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Thanks! And while I'm here, I should say that your notes got me interested in zettelkasten, which has had a deep impact on my intellectual pursuits. So, thanks for that, too!
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