[ExI] Mind Uploading article in Wikipedia

BillK pharos at gmail.com
Mon Apr 6 17:04:08 UTC 2009


On 4/6/09, John K Clark wrote:
> I wish I understood why people feel compelled to say silly things like
> that.  There is not one person on planet Earth who thinks he does not think.
> Yes it's true that a good definition of consciousness is probably
> imposable,  but that is a small loss. And as for another demonstration of
> consciousness  to prove its existence, well obviously that is completely redundant.
>

John

I know it is one of your favorite words, but,
imposable means -  Capable of being imposed or laid on.

Perhaps you mean impossible?
(As Google asks, if you search on 'imposable').

Unlike 'consciousness' which has a plethora of definitions.


BillK



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