[ExI] Semiotics and Computability (was: The digital nature of brains)

[Stefano Vaj]

On 7 February 2010 21:07, Gordon Swobe <gts_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The amoeba has no neurons or nervous system, Stathis, so "less conscious"
> is an understatement. It has no consciousness at all.
>

This is becoming increasingly circular. Why a nervous system should produce
"consciousness", whatever it may be? And how would it be different not to
have one? Have you ever tried?

-- 
Stefano Vaj
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