Re: Maudlin's argument

From: Russell Standish <r.standish.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 03:25:17 +1000

On Sun, Oct 08, 2006 at 01:41:52PM +1000, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
> However, I don't see why having an interesting future should make the difference between
> consciousness and zombiehood. How do I know that I am not currently living through a virtual

Sure, but I don't see how I am conscious in the first place. Yet the
fact remains that I do.

Until we have a better idea of the mechanisms behind consciousness, it
is a little too early to rule out any specific conclusion. I think
Penrose and Lockwood are dead wrong in their specific quantum
mechanical connections with consciousness, but I retain a suspicion
that quantum effects are important in some way.

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Received on Sun Oct 08 2006 - 19:55:11 PDT