How can you be 100% confident that a look up table has zero consciousness when you don’t even know for sure what consciousness is?
In response Monkeymind said :
Why not just define consciousness in a rational, unambiguous, non-contradictory way and then use it consistently throughout?
Not being100% confident what consciousness is, seemed to be a concern to anotherblackhat. Defining consciousness would have removed that concern.
No need to “read between the lines” as it was a straight forward question. I really didn’t understand why the definition of consciousness wasn’t laid out in advance of the thot experiment.
Defining terms allows one to communicate more effectively with others which is really important in any conversation but essential in presenting a hypothesis.
I was informed by Dlthomas that conceptspace is different than thingspace, so I think get the jest of it now.
However, my point was, and is, that the theorist’s defs are crucial to the hypothesis and hypotheses don’t care at all about goals, preferences, and values. Hypotheses simply illustrate the actors, define the terms in the script and set the stage for the first act. Now we can move on to the theory and hopefully form a conclusion.
No need to apologize, it is easy to misunderstand me, as I am not very articulate to begin with, and as usual, I don’t understand what I know about it!
ADDED: And I still need to learn how to narrow the inferential gap!
Agreed that hypotheses don’t care about goals, preferences, or values. Agreed that for certain activities, well-defined terms are more important than anything else.
@TheOtherDave:
Anotherblackhat said :
In response Monkeymind said :
Not being100% confident what consciousness is, seemed to be a concern to anotherblackhat. Defining consciousness would have removed that concern.
No need to “read between the lines” as it was a straight forward question. I really didn’t understand why the definition of consciousness wasn’t laid out in advance of the thot experiment.
Defining terms allows one to communicate more effectively with others which is really important in any conversation but essential in presenting a hypothesis.
I was informed by Dlthomas that conceptspace is different than thingspace, so I think get the jest of it now.
However, my point was, and is, that the theorist’s defs are crucial to the hypothesis and hypotheses don’t care at all about goals, preferences, and values. Hypotheses simply illustrate the actors, define the terms in the script and set the stage for the first act. Now we can move on to the theory and hopefully form a conclusion.
No need to apologize, it is easy to misunderstand me, as I am not very articulate to begin with, and as usual, I don’t understand what I know about it!
ADDED: And I still need to learn how to narrow the inferential gap!
Agreed that hypotheses don’t care about goals, preferences, or values.
Agreed that for certain activities, well-defined terms are more important than anything else.