tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post7214239174367023471..comments2024-03-11T07:26:04.670-05:00Comments on Posthuman Blues: Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-83873073067994471762008-04-10T23:40:00.000-05:002008-04-10T23:40:00.000-05:00WMB--Two words: "Chinese room."WMB--<BR/><BR/>Two words: "Chinese room."Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-83128105012524991972008-04-10T21:59:00.000-05:002008-04-10T21:59:00.000-05:00Is self-awareness something we even need? Could al...<I>Is self-awareness something we even need? Could aliens be intelligent yet wholly devoid of a sense of self?</I><BR/><BR/>No, because part of intelligence means being aware of abstractions, an ability that reuqires self-awareness since it entails the mind, in essence, looking at itself. Sentience itself requires self-awareness because sentience IS, in a sense, self-awareness, of which there is a virtual infinity of levels....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-55214372451311155112008-04-10T21:17:00.000-05:002008-04-10T21:17:00.000-05:00The fact that I've read almost every book on this ...The fact that I've read almost every book on this list gives me a warm feeling inside. I think my personal fave would be Sawyer's Calculating God, and not just because it's the only one set in Canada. Sawyer's also a perennial attendee at Worldcon conventions, and always makes for a sharp, funny panelist.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303755181174414108noreply@blogger.com