Re: Jeff Hawkins Q&A

On 17 Oct 2005 05:01:55 -0700, makc.the.great@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Traveler wrote:
>> ...to determine that dolphins
>> are conscious, anymore than clocks or thermostats
>JGCASEY wrote:
>> ...a dolphin is about as intelligent
>> as a dog
>
>don't know about any dolphins tests, but here are some consciousness
>tests performed on chimps:
>1. ability to use mirror: chimps are known to recognize themselves in a
>mirror. even gorillas fail to do it.
>2. ability to use tv: chimps were able to recognize its own hand on tv,
>and succesfully use that to get bananas they couldn't see other way
>than on tv (they made a hole in the wall, put banana and camera behind,
>and presented chimp a picture of that on tv).
>
>and no, I don't have a reference.

Why should any of these experiments be considered consciousness tests?
If a response to a stimulus is a sign of consciousness, why is a
thermostat or a rubber band not considered conscious? They, too,
respond to stimuli. Or are they conscious? And if so, why?

Louis Savain

Why Software Is Bad and What We Can Do to Fix It:
http://www.rebelscience.org/Cosas/Reliability.htm
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