Originally Posted by
AlBell
Plainly worded posts appear to mean different things to different people. You have provided the computationalists view.
For me and I suspect others here, wrt brain and consciousness, an Emulation is replacing some part of a brain (neuron has been mentioned, although I doubt that level carries sufficient detail) with an electronic black box(EBB). And yes the result is expected by most if not all to be conscious.
A Simulation imo would be constructing a computer model of a brain using only EBB's, and that is where the argument begins. Computationalists, of course it's conscious; others, maybe but actually unknown.
just my 2cts!
EBB = ?
Three possibilities:
1 Exponentially bounded bustiness
2 Events beyond bacon
3 Electronic Bulletin Board
(...are there more? ...perhaps a topic for a new thread)
Apparently you have established your point. Plainly worded posts can in fact have multiple meanings.