RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness
August 26, 2015 at 12:34 pm
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2015 at 12:42 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Heheh, I settle for something far less than proof, which is why I didn't ask for proof, just pass and fail conditions. So don't sweat it. I agree on 1 and 2 (somewhat), the third not so much, but for purposes of discussion, consider them all in.
Something like - 4: Awareness is interpretation or response to stimuli
(you can probably already see where I'm going to go......you ready to accept the sentience of everything I might care to dredge up? I'm very creative, in that regard...lol)
Quote:A lightbulb or campfire does not interpret or even respond to stimuli. It can be affected by it, say when wind blows a fire, but that’s not a response.We're already in trouble......as these failure conditions are for campfires, not your conjecture....ignoring that, you didn't reference them in 1, 2, or 3........perhaps you'll need to add a 4th? Otherwise, campfires and lightbulbs are still in.
Something like - 4: Awareness is interpretation or response to stimuli
(you can probably already see where I'm going to go......you ready to accept the sentience of everything I might care to dredge up? I'm very creative, in that regard...lol)
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
