Geoffrey NewtonExcellent thought provoking essay, and I believe you hit the nail on the head with causation.You say God is a word for our inability to grasp scale. But this is not what my mother meant by God. By God, she meant her ability to…3d ago3d ago
Geoffrey NewtonThis is by far one of the best articles I have read, comparing the AI revolution to human…Your essay does a good job is separating the two, but let me see if I can improve on that, by firstly defining what it is; just as energy…Sep 14Sep 14
Geoffrey Newton"Feelings were and are the beginning of an adventure called consciousness." Dr. Antonio DamasioTalking about consciousness, without defining it, is like talking about the horizon without any possibility of reaching it. So let me…Aug 131Aug 131
Geoffrey NewtonAlways been interested in the subject.The angular gyrus is involved with converting visual words you're reading into hearing, something we do when reading, but requires a lot of…Aug 12Aug 12
Geoffrey Newton"Even if we could describe the neuroscientific basis for NDE, it offers no explanation as to why we…You always pick the most interesting aspects of our experiences to talk about, and its especially important, when Elon Musk and others are…Aug 8Aug 8
Geoffrey NewtonThis is an important issue, at a time when we are told that we are obsolescent because computers…You rightly put Chalmer's hard problem in the category of contrived "problems", and Damasio agrees that "the hard problem is misconceived."…Jul 252Jul 252
Geoffrey NewtonWow, this is a great read, tackling a difficult subject, at a time when we are told computers are…Yes energy is vital to all life and especial intelligent life, because whilst the brain is only 3% of body weight, it consumes 20% of…Jul 21Jul 21
Geoffrey NewtonThis is an important essay at a time when we are told computers are faster and better than we are…Firstly, it is difficult to talk about consciousness without defining it, like talking about the horizon without any ability to reach it…Jul 20Jul 20