computer-simulation Type post Author Michael Egnor Date December 28, 2017 CategoriesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __k-review, Aristotle, computation, computer science, computer simulation, Franz Brentano, intentionality, Microsoft, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Scientific American, thought #5 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Of Course You Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation. Here’s Why. Michael Egnor December 28, 2017 Neuroscience & Mind 5 Atheist astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the idea seriously. Read More ›
computer simulation Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 10, 2017 CategoriesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __k-review, Aristotle, computation, computer science, computer simulation, Franz Brentano, intentionality, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Scientific American, thought Of Course You Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation. Here’s Why. Michael Egnor July 10, 2017 Neuroscience & Mind 4 Atheist astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the idea seriously. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 11, 2016 CategoriesComputational SciencesNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , __tedited, brain processes, computation, computational processing, consciousness, intentionality, machine cognition, machine metaphor, meaninglessness, methodological materialism, mind-brain problem, self-awareness Your Deluded Brain Thinks It’s Conscious! Michael Egnor July 11, 2016 Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 6 Nonsense in neuroscience is a deep well. This is just in from Princeton's Michael Graziano. Read More ›