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Single Idea 4741
[filed under theme 15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / d. Purpose of consciousness
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Full Idea
It seems possible that if a powerful multi-tasking computer was then given consciousness, this might restrict its operations instead of enhancing them.
Gist of Idea
A very powerful computer might have its operations restricted by the addition of consciousness
Source
Tom Clark (talk [2003]), quoted by PG - Db (ideas)
A Reaction
A nice thought, because it challenges the usual view - that consciousness brings huge intellectual liberty to a mind, and that a mind without it is necessarily restricted. Maybe consciousness is a bottleneck.
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[reasons why our minds are conscious]:
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To understand is the absolute virtue of the mind
[Spinoza]
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20115
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All of our normal mental life could be conducted without consciousness
[Nietzsche]
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20117
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Only the need for communication has led to consciousness developing
[Nietzsche]
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7155
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Consciousness exists to the extent that consciousness is useful
[Nietzsche]
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7143
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Consciousness is a 'tool' - just as the stomach is a tool
[Nietzsche]
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5809
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Some activities are performed better without consciousness of them
[Dretske]
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3470
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Conscious creatures seem able to discriminate better
[Searle]
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4271
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There is consciousness whenever behaviour must be explained in terms of mental activity
[Scruton]
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2412
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Can we explain behaviour without consciousness?
[Chalmers]
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4941
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Consciousness can create new axioms, but computers can't do that
[Edelman/Tononi]
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9780
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Consciousness is a malfunction of evolution
[Zizek]
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4741
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A very powerful computer might have its operations restricted by the addition of consciousness
[Clark,T]
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