From: Charles D Hixson (charleshixsn@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Jul 31 2006 - 20:03:41 MDT
Mikko Särelä wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Aug 2006, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
>
>> With a proper link, such as an electrode mesh or similar direct contact with
>> the brain, which is transmitted to another human brain, such that each 'human'
>> grows and develops with the link constantly in existence, do you think it is
>> possible that only one mind would exist, or do you think that human brains are
>> so designed that even with such a link, there would be two minds?
>>
>
> Definitely not SL4, but consider following.
>
> Our brains consist of neurons, which form up modules which communicate
> with each other. The outcome, to us, seems like one mind, mostly because
> the communication bandwidth between the modules is high enough to rapidly
> transfer information and to create a common interpretation of things.
>
> Now consider upping the communication bandwidth with your fellow human
> being from what it is currently, keep upping and upping, until you reach
> the same bandwidth and delay properties you have within one brain. What do
> you think will happen?
>
>
To have the result that you are envisioning you would need to combine
not merely communication, but also effectors and sensorium. This
becomes possible, but not inevitable, with a mere increase in communication.
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