[ExI] Digital Consciousness .

[Gordon]

Stathis,

>  My point was that if [the homunculous problem] is not a problem for the brain 
>  it is not a problem for a computer that replaces the brain. Whys should it be?

Strong AI and uploading on digital computers might be possible if the computational model of mind (aka computationalism) is a legitimate theory about how the brain/mind works. The homunculous problem is just another reason why I think it is false.

I think computationalism  is no more than wishful thinking. I consider digital computers unconscious mechanical tools for doing calculations. I cannot imagine any mechanical upgrade, or any fancy programming, that would make my digital computer any more than a very useful slide rule.

-Gordon
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