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Originally posted by AR154
It is like a brain, but it lacks consciousness, and I don't know if this can be spontaneously created without being given consciousness by something that is currently conscious... If it becomes "aware", that awareness will always be created by humans, or rather the capacity to be aware.edit on 10-10-2011 by AR154 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Idonthaveabeard
If you set up some sort of account with a supermarket for online shopping and set it to automatically order milk and bread everyweek, would that not count as 'conscious'?
In other words at that date it 'remembers' you want your milk and bread so orders it for you.
Originally posted by Idonthaveabeard
If you set up some sort of account with a supermarket for online shopping and set it to automatically order milk and bread everyweek, would that not count as 'conscious'?
In other words at that date it 'remembers' you want your milk and bread so orders it for you.
Originally posted by AR154
It is like a brain, but it lacks consciousness, and I don't know if this can be spontaneously created without being given consciousness by something that is currently conscious... If it becomes "aware", that awareness will always be created by humans, or rather the capacity to be aware.
It's interesting to think about because nature evolved "on its own". We developed consciousness where there was none before (I don't want to start a religious debate though). Could inorganic material eventually do the same?edit on 10-10-2011 by AR154 because: (no reason given)