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Why do Athiests require 'proof' that God exists?
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RE: Why do Athiests require 'proof' that God exists?
May 10, 2012 at 2:06 pm (This post was last modified: May 10, 2012 at 2:07 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(May 10, 2012 at 10:29 am)ChadWooters Wrote: I take it that you, Genkaus, consider consciousness an algorithmic (Turing) process independent of the specific form of the processor/brain. Is that correct? Does consciousness serve a necessary function or is it an epiphenomenon, a functionless by-product of deterministic events?

It is trivial that consciousness effect the behavior of the possessors of the consciousness, therefore it clearly has a turing function.

How do you define necessary?

Do you mean "does consciouness fulfill a pre-determined purpose"?

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