Re: [sl4] Re: goals of AI... non physical components of mind != soul

From: John K Clark (johnkclark@fastmail.fm)
Date: Thu Nov 26 2009 - 09:15:18 MST

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On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 "Toby Weston" <lordlobster@yahoo.com> said:

> An engineered quantum information processing system would not be
> physical,

Would you say Charles Babbage's difference engine was physical? If you
would then a quantum computer is physical too, if you would not then the
word had no meaning in your language.

John K Clark

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