Re: computationalism and supervenience

From: Russell Standish <r.standish.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:43:02 +1000

On Sat, Aug 26, 2006 at 10:01:36PM +1000, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
> Are you suggesting that of two very similar programs, one containing a true random
> number generator and the other a pseudorandom number generator, only the former
> could possibly be conscious? I suppose it is possible, but I see no reason to believe
> that it is true.
>
> Stathis Papaioannou

I think this is what Maudlin's argument tells us. Is it that so
preposterous to you?

I thought I had another argument based on creativity, but it seems
pseduo RNG programs can be creative, provided the RNG is cryptic enough.

Cheers

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Received on Sat Aug 26 2006 - 23:04:41 PDT