Douglas Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach contained some interesting musings on recursion, computation, self-reference, and so on. But of course is main "oomph" was that it was going to use all of these musings to explain consciousness. And the explanation? "This is it -- this is what consciousness is . Consciousness is that property of a system that arises whenever there exists symbols in the system which obey triggering patterns somewhat like the ones described in the past several sections" (385). Can you imagine someone in a real science, one that makes real discoveries, offering an "explanation" like that? "Planets just are those celestial objects that move in the sky in that funny way." "Atoms just are those things that cause chemicals to form in the patterns they do." "Evolution just is the process of new species coming into being." Such a phony would be laughed right out of the scientific community. In a real s
The two superpowers I still lack but want are:
ReplyDelete1) The ability to alleviate pain with a mere thought.
2) The power of Electric Boogaloo. This would be where I clap my hands and everyone within fifty yards of me begins to breakdance. I'm afraid that I would be too easily tempted into using this power for pure evil, but I have wanted it for a long time now.
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ReplyDeleteThe other day my kids were discussing which super powers they'd like to have, things like "Seeing through walls," or "Healing wounds with the mind." Then they asked me which one I'd choose. "That's easy," I said, "I'd like the power to get clothes clean and smelling fresh, while still leaving colors as bright as new."
I have three of the little joys.....
how about the invisible power....
I'd like to have the power to read the Wall Street Journal a few days before it's printed. I'd simply buy whatever other powers I wanted with my trading profits.
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