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Philosophical zombie.
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RE: Philosophical zombie.
June 8, 2017 at 8:07 am
(June 7, 2017 at 12:27 pm)robybar Wrote: But if consciousness rose from complexity, and a pz HAS to be complex enough in order to produce human-like responses,  then, it necessairily HAS to have a consciousness.

That's a big 'if'. I don't believe that consciousness results from surpassing a certain threshhold of complexity alone. That doesn't seem to provide anything like a real explanation for consciousness. Just: complexity -> boom, consciousness!
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Philosophical zombie. - by robybar - June 7, 2017 at 12:27 pm
RE: Philosophical zombie. - by Angrboda - June 8, 2017 at 8:07 am
RE: Philosophical zombie. - by The Grand Nudger - June 8, 2017 at 8:12 am
RE: Philosophical zombie. - by bennyboy - June 8, 2017 at 8:21 am

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