David Pearce & David Zuccaro on Consciousness
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Channel: Science, Technology & the Future · 2014 · Science & Technology
David Pearce & David Zuccaro - Apologies for the camera shake! Chinese Room argument is discussed - can a silicon robot understand the meaning of a word like 'jealousy'? Can classical computers process experience? David Pearce brings up the fallacy of equivocation in reference to the use of the word 'experience' or 'meaning' - it could mean processing 'spectral reflectances' or alternatively processing 'phenomenal raw feels' - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivocation Quantum mind - Hammeroff / Penrose argument involving microtubials vs David Pearce's conception. Filmed in the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Science, Technology & the Future - By Design http://scifuture.org
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