Would the pc clients hardware be brains? What is the hardware
of the server? That is what kind of brain would the conscious
entity have in this analogy?
JC
"DJ" <DJ at hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> tony.jeffs <tonyjeffs2 at REMOVEaol.com> wrote in message
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> > "DJ" <DJ at hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > > Hmmm... Maybe each of us is a different "instance" of the same
conscious
> > > entity. Nonetheless real both physically and mentally. Unique,
> > individual
> > > consciousness might result from "filtering" that single conscious
entity
> > > through each unique physical entity. This possibility raises the
> question
> > > of how each individual consciousness is able to interact with the
single
> > > conscious entity. In computing terms, can they update eachother's
data?
> > > Sorry, I'm just pissing into the wind too.
> > >
> > > DJ
> >
> > I like the shared consciousness view because it seems simpler, but does
it
> > actually mean anything?
> > Myself and a colleague's pc are on the same central hard disk drive.
> > ==equivalent to one consciousness- or does it?.
> > Butsince we have our own passwords, and sharing some server management
> > software, we can't access each other's files or front-end software, so
we
> > effectively have two independant systems, equating to two independant
> > consciousnesses.
> >
> I think that your analogy of running the same software on two separate
> machines (each with different physical characteristics) is a useful one.
> The physical characteristics of each client PC will determine how the
> program performs, providing each with a unique experience. To improve the
> analogy I would have the same program running on a server simultaneously.
> The server software (including data) is continuously broadcast to all
> clients. The client PCs, because of their physical limitations, cannot
use
> all of the software.
>> Stretching the analogy a bit (no, a lot!) further...the clients notify the
> server about each event (eg keyboard input). Each client maintains a
record
> of its events in the form of index entries in its own - unreliable -
memory.
> If a client PC needs to recall/retrieve a particular event, it can use an
> index entry as a "key", thereby giving it access to the appropriate part
of
> the continuously broadcast server software. Advanced clients are able to
> store simulated events (thoughts) wholly, but imperfectly, within their
own
> memory. During memory retrieval these can override and confuse the
> retrieval of real events.
>> Under this scenario you and your colleague do have independent
> consciousnesses, but at all times you are both dependent on the existence
of
> the server. You can be aware of the same events (imagine the PCs share
the
> same modem). You might be able to be aware of events that you haven't
> personally experienced (using ESP) if you can somehow manage to create the
> appropriate keys.
>> Hope this helps,
>> DJ
>>
