X-Message-Number: 12972
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 17:21:42 -0500
From: Daniel Crevier <>
Subject: Re: Consciousness paper
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Hi to all.

Both Donaldson and Ettinger wrote lengthy comments to my list of 
arguments about why machines can be conscious, which I posted a week
ago.

To recap, remember that this posting was just that: a list of the
arguments. Its entire purpose was to advertise a short (five page) 
paper that explained and discussed the arguments, and that I offered 
to send to anyone who asked for it. Neither Ettinger nor Donaldson 
bothered to ask me for the paper before sounding off their comments. 
This is like criticizing a book on the sole basis of its table of 
contents. As a consequence their replies are totally irrelevant, 
and I will not bother to discuss them any further. 

Interestingly, seven cryonet participants have asked me for the paper, 
and so far *they* haven't made any desultory remarks.

Daniel Crevier

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