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Lack of Self-Reference
3 branches · 6 claims · bridge score 4.34
Canonical form
A system cannot be conscious if it lacks the ability to modify its own internal state.
Description
A system lacks consciousness if it cannot reference or modify its own internal state.
Spans
Vocabulary across branches
| Branch | Term | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 01-mathematics | phi | necessary condition for consciousness |
| 04-information | Turing machine | system without self-reference |
| 07-mind | free will | aspects of consciousness |
Test / falsifiability
Design a Turing machine that can modify its own tape and demonstrate its consciousness
Source claims (6)
- [01-mathematics/golden-ratio]Claim — can considerably be conscious if it is satisfying all the necessary properties.
- [04-information/turing]Claim — so our mind is actually less than a turing machine there can be no touring machi
- [07-mind/consciousness]Claim — doing that because the evidence Is that consciousness and free will which are th
- [07-mind/consciousness]Claim — So a computer can never be conscious because it doesn't have the characteristics
- [07-mind/consciousness]Claim — computers can never be conscious because consciousness is a property that requir
- [07-mind/free-will]Claim — free will, then it's incomprehensible.