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Old 05-23-2008, 03:27 PM
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Paul C. Anagnostopoulos is offline
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Originally Posted by David
Well you are probably right - but you are rather avoiding the fundamental contradiction:

input+P=>output

is a theorem

This remains true however many lines of code go into P! Also remember that P could be a simulation of the brain and body!

Your conscious program simply checks a theorem which was already true, and always will be.
What is the contradiction? I don't understand the contradiction.

The computer goes through a series of intermediate states while running the program. You ask it questions. You get the same answers as you do from a human. What is the difference?

~~ Paul
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