Dan Plante <danp@CS347838-A.gvcl1.bc.wave.home.com> writes:
> Unless an entity has the three necessary prerequisites to form a
> self-aware mind, even the term "meaning" won't have any meaning.
Great post Dan. I have a couple of questions, however.
One: what are the three prerequisites necessary to form a self-aware
(conscious) mind? Can you refer me to a good source? (I intend to read
Consciousness Explained yet this summer, is it good?)
Two: in your opinion, can *science* answer the question "why"? (in the
sense which you used in your last post) If not, why not, and what
system-of-finding-answers do you recommend instead?
> Whether or not objects should even be granted intentionality
> /at all/, is decided by your own inherent intellectual, emotional,
> and memetic makeup. I acknowledge that you and I can't do that,
> but most people can.
You and I can't grant objects intentionally? The first sentence here is a
tautology, my question is: did you say the last sentence correctly?
I usually have no problem assigning intentionally to objects around me...
certainly my wrenches get up and walk away on a regular basis...
ERiC