ChrisH

Not necessarily. Edited to add: How would one confirm that the programming had worked? If we could confirm this then we'd have cracked the hard proble...

That wasn't my intention. I'm simply suggesting that we are not in a position to say with absolute confidence that a robot, as described by TheMadFool...

Of course, but we seem to be talking about something quite different now.

No, but neither have I seen anything that corroborates your view.

There is an aspect of the needle-prick - what it feels like (qualia) - that is present in you but absent in the robot. How can we be sure of this?

Yes, that's already been pointed out to me. :smile:

This isn't correct. Herd immunity could be achieved by the use of immunisation.

Thanks.

This looks a little circular. How do we determine what is an "innate property" of minds other than by observing overwhelming intersubjective agreement...

What sense of "objective" are you using here? I may be mistaken but I get the impression (not just from you) that overwhelming intersubjective agreeme...

No, it was more than that. You said: Science cannot "tell us who is right".

Apologies for inadvertently misrepresenting you.

It's precisely what's in question here. This was the original claim: Isaac is (in my view perfectly reasonably) disputing this claim.

Of course he is. "Better than" is a value judgement. Science doesn't make value judgements.

That doesn't seem quite right. What about the situation where “I think Joe should do A whether or not he thinks it is right” because I think it is rig...

Ok. I think I now understand what you were getting at in your OP. What you were asking for in your explanation of what you meant by a "moral objectivi...

This doesn't really answer what I was asking. If it's not correct because I or anyone says so then just what what is it that determines whether or not...

"Correct" according to what/whom?

I disagree. 'Awkward, possibly, but not wrong. Usage, and rules of usage, of a word like 'you' has developed in a universe in which perfect human dupl...

Are you saying saying multiple instantiatons of people with identical self-identities could not exist because of the rules of grammar? I can't tell wh...

That doesn't follow. It depends on how you define "you" in this context. If "you" is the entity with all the physical and mental attributes we normall...

I agree. Perceived differences are either based on a subjective opinion (an attitude based on one's intuition that one's identity simply cannot be dup...

Can you explain the (discernable) difference(s) you're alluding to between an an entity which was "really you" and a "mere copy"?

Thanks for that. If I understand correctly, the 'consciousness' you're talking about (assumptions based on neural activity) is not the same as the phi...

I'm intrigued. What are the "signs" that "modern science" has discovered with regard to consciousness in non-human organisms? I should make it clear t...

I wasn't attempting to explain consciousness. I don't think this is leading anywhere. Thanks anyway.

Not sure I understand your question. An individual who reports a specific attitude, professes sincerity, or claims to be in love is reporting their ow...

When you report your (sincere) love of ice cream, you're reporting your brain state (attitude). Brain states are commonly regarded as having material ...

Absolutely spot on.

a reason to live? To find out what happens next.

I'm disappointed. He was tenacious (but usually calm) when dealing with people who failed to address what he actually said (and this happened frequent...

I'm afraid the subtlety of your objection is lost on me.

He's saying McKinney should not be upset by the kind of quid pro quo that's the subject of the impeachment investigation because it's commonplace.

It seems clear to me that he did. From the same exchange: Mulvaney: "Did he mention to me in past the corruption related to the DNC server? Absolutely...

I'm not sure what you're objecting to - I've just watched the exchange in question. The reporter said: "let's be clear, what you described is a quid p...

No. I can't think of an instance. It depends what you're attempting to predict. For most relatively closed subsystems I'd have thought that it's not a...

Complete prediction is not possible from within the closed system. See Determinism and the Paradox of Predictability.

"Implied circumstance"?

In my first post I explained clearly the difference between "the correct" and "a correct" and stated that I disagreed with your use of "the correct". ...

You're quoting your second response to me. Your initial response contained no correction and repeated your error. That looks defensive to me.

I thought that might be the case but I wasn't sure. My initial response to you gave you the opportunity to correct your mistake but for some reason yo...

I didn't assume anything. You said your definition was "the correct meaning of the word chair". You repeated this in your follow up reply to me. As I'...

I think you're mistaken. Any good dictionary (essentially a record of existing usages) will give at least 6 different meanings. Or are you saying that...

I'd take issue with your claim that you've given "the correct meaning". It's 'a' meaning but not the only one in current use. New usages may even emer...

I'm sure many people do want to convey their beliefs about moral "truths".

Whatever else the people making moral claims intend to convey. At the very least, moral judgements (in contrast to non-moral preferences) signify disa...

You're right but I'm not sure that the claim of emotivism is that moral judgements are solely based on personal preferences (that they're sufficient) ...

No, he answered you in the only way he could given his beliefs about moral attitudes. You don't seem to have grasped the fact that you're arguing with...

Asking this of someone who has already stated that they believe moral right/wrong is a matter of subjective opinion and demanding a yes/no answer is l...

I'm afraid that makes no sense to me. If one's preferences must be based on other preferences, then those preferences must be based on other preferenc...