A Sense of Free Will: the consciousness quagmire (Introduction)

by David Turell @, Sunday, September 06, 2015, 18:57 (3366 days ago) @ romansh

Romansh: dhw' original definition ...
> > An entity's conscious ability to control its decision-making process within given constraints.
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> What do we mean by an entity ... does it imply computers have a chance? If bacteria have intelligence do they have a consciousness?-Computers in Penrose's and my position will never be conscious. Bacteria do not have intelligence, but operate from intelligent information. 
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> Romansh:Control ??? If I subliminally influence dhw to give a certain reply and dhw believes he gave the reply under his own conscious control does dhw have free will?-I don't think your questions have a 'subliminal quality'. Theoretically this is a stretch.-> 
> Romansh: Exactly what do we mean the decision-making process? Who or what is making the decision process? Does that what have control? -My answer is m controlling my brain's thoughts.-> 
> The original thread
> http://www.agnosticweb.com/index.php?mode=thread&id=4162#p4171


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