X-Message-Number: 17921 Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:47:34 -0500 From: Keith Henson <> Subject: Re: Intelligence is not the same as consciousness [Dave Dave Shipman wrote: snip > My main beef is failing to distinguish between intelligence and >consciousness. Yes, we will build intelligent machines, with human-like >behaviors, and they will pass the Turing Test. But will they be conscious? >That is a completely separate question. > > Consciousness has to do with what your experiences "feel like". > What does >a banana smell like? Close your eyes and think about it, or better, go peel snip Here, http://www.media.mit.edu/people/minsky/ there are links, The Emotion Machine (draft) ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ) Marvin Minsky is not only one of the foremost thinkers in this area, but one of the most famous Alcor members. I suggest you quote what you wish of his material here with your comments and that you cc the comments back to him. Keith Henson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17921