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From: kempmp@phoenix.oulu.fi (Petri Pihko)
Subject: Re: Consciousness part II - Kev Strikes Back!
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Scott D. Sauyet (SSAUYET@eagle.wesleyan.edu) wrote:
> In <1993Apr21.163848.8099@cs.nott.ac.uk> 
> Kevin Anthony (kax@cs.nott.ac.uk) writes:

> > Firstly, I'm not impressed with the ability of algorithms. They're
> > great at solving problems once the method has been worked out, but not
> > at working out the method itself.
>   [ .. crossword example deleted ... ]

> Have you heard of neural networks?  I've read a little about them, and
> they seems to overcome most of your objections.

I'm sure there are many people who work with neural networks and
read this newsgroup. Please tell Kevin what you've achieved, and
what you expect.

> I am not saying that NNs will solve all such problems, but I think
> they show that it is not as hard as you think to come up with
> mechanical models of consciousness.

Indeed. I think dualism is a non-solution, or, as Dennett recently
put it, a dead horse. 

Petri

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