tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post3356577084750201..comments2024-03-28T03:22:24.202-04:00Comments on The Multiverse According to Ben: Quantum Logic Models of Classical Systems Give a New Twist on Quantum ConsciousnessBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12743597120529571571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-59734252735350594942009-07-16T05:02:22.895-04:002009-07-16T05:02:22.895-04:00It is useful to start the discussion of "cons...It is useful to start the discussion of "consciousness" with a description that can be used in physical theory. Your statement that the self is elusive and probabilistic doesnt seem to be correct - See <a href="http://newempiricism.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">New Empiricism</a>.Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866896441731516034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-82172214080718592052009-06-27T16:14:15.145-04:002009-06-27T16:14:15.145-04:00Can you give a more specific example of a "co...Can you give a more specific example of a "cognitive incompatibility" that is not the result of quantum effects? I know you're talking about modeling the self, but I wonder if you have something in particular in mind that quantum logic could help elucidate.<br /><br />I thought naturally of Necker cubes - we can't model both perspectives simultaneously. If that is a valid application for your idea, what is the advantage of using quantum logic to model a Necker cube over classical?<br /><br />TerrenTerrenhttp://www.selfsimulation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-5385153377898847452009-06-24T11:55:11.852-04:002009-06-24T11:55:11.852-04:00I like the idea that the self exists, but when one...I like the idea that the self exists, but when one tries to measure or observe our self, it's elusive and probabilistic. Consciousness does appear to be a highly complex system difficult to pin down to a deterministic pattern.<br /><br />What I wonder is about the impact or consequence of true comprehension of consciousness. Should you discover the very nature of these systems in a way that enables positive results through experiments, you could then theoretically re-create consciousness, a central goal of AGI and related to the pursuit of a Global Brain or evolution of intelligence.<br /><br />But what happens to Ben? You still enjoy a cup of coffee or a child's laugh. You still get annoyed by the sand in your shoe. There is something puzzling to me about the awareness of the true nature of consciousness. Siddhartha and so many others found transcendent somethingorother and the consequences were, I suppose societal in nature. Who cares about those who through natural intuition have discovered the nature of consciousness only to go sit atop a mountain and say "om."<br /><br />Or perhaps when you crack the code you'll become Neo from the Matrix or Wesley from Star Trek, somehow mastering reality and molding the universe to your desires... The real change within and without that could occur from true discovery is something many of us dearly wish to understand and experience.<br /><br />Now, excuse me, I have to go walk the dog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com