Posted by cm on August 05, 1998 at 22:05:15:
In Reply to: Response to your question posted by Jason on August 05, 1998 at 18:25:42:
: I must say that I love Tipler's book and I am compelled by many of his arguments (including the emulation arguments). I'm just pointing out some of the fascinating (I think) problems I see with it.
Another interesting topic Tipler discusses is the application of the Turing test -- essentially any being (or machine) that can pass this test is considered a person. This is fundamental to understanding how future computers could emulate our minds, thus recreating us as "persons." I had to go back and watch Blade Runner after reading about the Turing test.
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