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disagreeableme.blogspot.com | ||
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scottaaronson.blog
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| | | | | A few weeks ago, I attended the Seven Pines Symposium on Fundamental Problems in Physics outside Minneapolis, where I had the honor of participating in a panel discussion withSir Roger Penrose. The way it worked was, Penrosespoke for a half hour about his ideas about consciousness (Gödel, quantum gravity, microtubules, uncomputability, you know the drill),... | |
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selfawarepatterns.com
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| | | | | As a computational functionalist, I think the mind is a system that exists in this universe and operates according to the laws of physics. Which means that, in principle, there shouldn't be any reason why the information and dispositions that make up a mind can't be recorded and copied into another substrate someday, such as... | |
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consc.net
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| | | | | [AI summary] The article explores the philosophical implications of the Matrix Hypothesis, suggesting that our empirical beliefs could be true even if we are in a simulated reality. It addresses skeptical hypotheses, distinguishing between different types of skeptical arguments and their impact on our knowledge. The text also examines related concepts such as the Computational Hypothesis, the Mind-Body Hypothesis, and the implications of being in a simulation on our understanding of consciousness and reality. It engages with philosophical debates, including those involving Putnam's arguments and the causal theory of reference, and discusses the nature of knowledge and belief in the context of these hypotheses. | |
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qualiacomputing.com
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| | | Excerpt from The Grand Illusion: A Psychonautical Odyssey Into the Depths of Human Experience by the cognitive scientistSteven Lehar(2010; pages 23-40). Trip to Europe I had two or three such experiences on my new batch of LSD, taking perhaps 2 or 3 "hits" (tabs) each time (presumed to be about [100] micrograms, or "mikes" per... | ||
