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From: BKort@bbn.com (Barry Kort)
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Subject: Re: Definition of (was Re: Testing for []) consciousness
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Date: 1 Nov 90 17:30:11 GMT
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In article <1521825@merkur.gtc.de> rodney@merkur.gtc.de (Rodney Volz) 
writes:

> Imagine you had enough knowledge to build an equivalent to human brain;
> would your respect for it last long, then?

We already some ability to do that.  It's called having babies and raising 
children.  Alas, there are indeed some parents who do not respect their 
children (and vice versa).


Barry Kort
Visiting Scientist
BBN Labs
Cambridge, MA