[extropy-chat] qualia

[Samantha Atkins]

On Nov 28, 2005, at 5:19 AM, Dirk Bruere wrote:

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>
> On 11/26/05, gts <gts_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Religion/God/Mysticism/Cartesian-Dualism is one answer to the  
> question of
> qualia, but one that most extropians and transhumanists would probably
> prefer to reject. The need for divine intervention would make the
> extropian dream of strong AI enormously more difficult and  
> intimidating.
> How would we persuade or force God to inject souls into our machines?
>

If God exists (a possible God and no, I don't believe it),  then GOD  
is as SAI.  Dualism as such does not require GOD to create "souls".   
OK.  This topic is for sure off into the weeds.

- samantha

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