On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 04:01:32 GMT, Bloxy's at hotmail.com (Bloxy's) wrote:
>>> Self-awareness is the heart of conciousness.
>>Yes. That is the central point.
>Without awareness there is no possibility of intelligence
>whatsoever.
>
Oh, I can't agree with that. Inteligent behaviour is no more than
reacting in a complex way to complex stimulae. It doesn't require any
kind of conscious awareness, it can be simply rule based. An inference
engine responds inteligently but I doubt many of us would use the word
"aware".