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> There exists some isomorphism between the velocities of the molecules in a glass of water, and the states of a Turing machine simulating a human mind. So is t
by slopinthebag 5mo ago
> There exists some isomorphism between the velocities of the molecules in a glass of water, and the states of a Turing machine simulating a human mind. So is the glass of water conscious?
Could you explain this in more detail? Not being argumentative, I want to understand this argument because I've made similar ones, although less crazy sounding.
- currymj 5mo agothe ideas have been worked out by people more sophisticated than me, good encyclopedia article on the topic: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computation-physicalsystems/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computation-physicalsyste...