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Einstein's Alcove
Can a lightbulb be conscious?
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<blockquote data-quote="Channel Hopper" data-source="post: 18059" data-attributes="member: 175144"><p>Theres more than one flaw</p><p></p><p>You are an outside entity, playing with the control of the neuron passage of communication, however a neuron does not simply connect to one other neuron before and one after, each one has a (unknown ) number of connections to others, which form the lattice</p><p></p><p>Substituting one or more for lightbulbs simply reduces the number of lattice connections</p><p></p><p>Reducing to one by discarding similarly reduces the conscious effect - remember Hal and his brain cards ?</p><p></p><p>Additionally each neuron fires based on a number of different inputs, some 'lit' some not, and each neuron is programmed to give a desired output based on its programming (and therefore its existence through evolution of the brain in conjunction with the timing of its formation whilst the sentient being is alive).</p><p></p><p>Thirdly, an outside entity, by playing with the neuron chain directly, rather than by its observation and presence by the being through the usual senses, synapses and into the neuron lattice, is not going to be able to find or replace the neurons that are at the foundation for the first thought necessary to get the passage of information started, and therefore will be unable to determine the point at which the trian of thought commenced, thereby replacing or discarding these without knowlege of what the neurons are actually communicating</p><p></p><p>All the entity will see is a lot of activity, but not a lot of logic as to its reasoning (and then there are women)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Channel Hopper, post: 18059, member: 175144"] Theres more than one flaw You are an outside entity, playing with the control of the neuron passage of communication, however a neuron does not simply connect to one other neuron before and one after, each one has a (unknown ) number of connections to others, which form the lattice Substituting one or more for lightbulbs simply reduces the number of lattice connections Reducing to one by discarding similarly reduces the conscious effect - remember Hal and his brain cards ? Additionally each neuron fires based on a number of different inputs, some 'lit' some not, and each neuron is programmed to give a desired output based on its programming (and therefore its existence through evolution of the brain in conjunction with the timing of its formation whilst the sentient being is alive). Thirdly, an outside entity, by playing with the neuron chain directly, rather than by its observation and presence by the being through the usual senses, synapses and into the neuron lattice, is not going to be able to find or replace the neurons that are at the foundation for the first thought necessary to get the passage of information started, and therefore will be unable to determine the point at which the trian of thought commenced, thereby replacing or discarding these without knowlege of what the neurons are actually communicating All the entity will see is a lot of activity, but not a lot of logic as to its reasoning (and then there are women) [/QUOTE]
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