This doesn’t sound like a blow for patternism if that difference is 0 percent.
The point is that it can never be zero percent. If I copy something there will always be random errors, and even when I walk around outside I get bombarded with radiation, tiny particles and other stuff that ever so slightly change my pattern. Thus having a perfect copy is impossible in practice.
Beyond that, if both are operational and agree that the difference is irrelevant, then even if they’re wrong why would it matter?
It matters for the theory of patternism, which I reject because of the argument in this post. And how would you even know if they’re “wrong”? The whole point of this post is that there is no objective way to say that (with patternism at least). But even if they could be “wrong” then it still matters because people can be mistaken. We can both think that the difference is irrelevant but later make plans which fail because the other being was more different than you thought.
*If there are any resources you’d like to share on the subject, I am interested in seeing if it is interesting.
The point is that it can never be zero percent. If I copy something there will always be random errors, and even when I walk around outside I get bombarded with radiation, tiny particles and other stuff that ever so slightly change my pattern. Thus having a perfect copy is impossible in practice.
It matters for the theory of patternism, which I reject because of the argument in this post. And how would you even know if they’re “wrong”? The whole point of this post is that there is no objective way to say that (with patternism at least). But even if they could be “wrong” then it still matters because people can be mistaken. We can both think that the difference is irrelevant but later make plans which fail because the other being was more different than you thought.
https://wiki.opencog.org/w/Patternism
https://www.gwern.net/Differences
https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Pattern-Patternist-Philosophy-Mind/dp/1581129890