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Originally Posted by Scipio  Not a philosophical question in my opinion; it's one for science to answer eventually. I reject the usual false dichotomy that says the body is real and the mind is supernatural--consciousness, even if not material, is not supernatural. Consciousness is an entity that exists, and as such, even if it is not material, it is a natural phenomenon. |
However, one cannot prove with certainly that consciousness is not supernatural. That's why it remains a question, especially with many theist philosophers out there. Simply because you think it's true doesn't prove it to everyone who believes otherwise. There needs to be some evidence present to differentiate the cases for a natural and supernatural consciousness.
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Originally Posted by Scipio Do you have any key terms that relate AI to philosophy that I can learn about? To be honest, I'm much more familiar with the older questions of Western philosophy and not really up on AI. |
I'd recommend just reading the wiki article on the Chinese room argument -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room
Any other questions you have will probably be linked in the article. It's not so long and it's worth understanding.
