Re: Consciousness is information?

From: Brent Meeker <meekerdb.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:12:34 -0700

Kelly wrote:
> On Apr 27, 2:27 am, Brent Meeker <meeke....domain.name.hidden> wrote:
>
>> An untestable theory. But that's OK since if it's true it's also useless.
>>
>
> Ha! True, true. But it being true AND useless would have a certain
> aesthetic/poetic appeal. Which makes me even more inclined to think
> that this is the way things are.
>
> Of course, if it's true, then everything is useless.
>
> But really no more so than it was before. "Usefulness" is an
> overrated concept.
>
>

It's strictly equivalent to another older theory, "Whatever will be,
will be."

Brent

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