So....as self-appointed spokesman for Everydayman, just let me advise you that he ain’t buyin’ it, for he has never once in his life ever realized anything of which the grounds of the discussion promises. And while I personally agree with the foundational premises of the discussion, I am in agreement with him that it doesn’t, and never will, make the slightest impact on humanity in general, who just plain doesn’t think in terms of ion potentials and energized neural networks, and therefore couldn’t possibly care less about them. — Mww
AH, but the point I woudl make is that each of the people who believe that the door is open may well have a different brain state for that belief. The belief is not the very same as a specific brain state, even though the belief is some way the brain is.Her neural network will differ from the people who rightly believe and claim that the door is open. — AgentTangarine
You did draw a line, but I think you're back on track now. Worms are conscious. — frank
Is it appropriate to think of a worm's consciousness as intention driven? Are going to end up equivocating about "intention" if we do? — frank
Chemicals are instructed by a mind? What? — frank
You did draw a line, but I think you're back on track now. Worms are conscious.
— frank
I was trying to estimate the line you were drawing with...
Is it appropriate to think of a worm's consciousness as intention driven? Are going to end up equivocating about "intention" if we do?
— frank
All, I've been trying to do this whole time is get what you think the properties of a worm are that would give you pause when assigning it 'intentions'. — Isaac
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