[ExI] Digital Consciousness .

Eugen Leitl eugen at leitl.org
Thu May 2 14:11:33 UTC 2013


On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 12:08:28AM -0400, Alan Grimes wrote:

> >Because I change every day. That would just be one more such
> >change. If I learn Chinese, do I stop being myself?
> >
> >-Kelly
> 
> Don't try to confuse the issue. We are not talking about learning X,

Alan, the only one confused is really you.

> with it's attendant synaptic changes, we are talking about making

When you drink coffee, you change, too.

> arbitrary changes to a mindfile while simultaneously claiming that
> the integrity of the mindfile is the basis of identity.

I don't know what a mindfile is. Do you?



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