6 Dec
2003
6 Dec
'03
7:41 p.m.
On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 12:33:12PM -0500, B. Bogart wrote:
If matter + structure is all that is required to make a mind, then there is certainly no reason why a computer could not develop one.
We need to address what life is before giving computers a mind of their own. I'm very reluctant to the idea that life could essentialy be a sort of computing process. Our fascination for computing is a bargain for pundits like Ray Kurzweil...
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Marc