[ExI] Digital Consciousness

[Gordon]

Giulio Prisco <giulio at gmail.com> wrote;

> I am using "computer" in the general sense of physical systems  that

> evolve in time and interact with their environment according to
> physical laws and stored programs. 

I understand that.

> In this sense, yes, considering everything as a computer is a useful framework.


Do you believe the world is *intrinsically* digital, Giulio? By this I mean: do you believe the world is not only describable in digital terms, but also actually intrinsically digital in itself before we assign that digital description of it?

Gordon
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