Unless you're a Cartesian dualist, the mind maps to the brain which is governed by physical laws that are, in principle, fully modeled by mathematical theory that can be simulated on a computer.
..physical laws that are, in principle, fully modeled by mathematical theory that can be simulated on a computer.
Consciousness so far appears to be something that can’t be modeled mathematically. Can a Turing Machine conclude that while it can’t prove the consistency of the axiomatic system it works under if one embeds that system in a larger system then it could be possible to prove consistency?
Aren’t you assuming super determinism? What if consciousness is not “computable” in any meaningful way? For example suppose the theoretically most efficient mathematical model of consciousness requires more variables than the number of particles in the observable universe.
> Consciousness so far appears to be something that can’t be modeled mathematically.
That doesn't tell us anything though: Almost every single physical phenomenon we can start to model mathematically looked impossible at some point in history. Just because something's hard is not a reason to expect it's magic.
If consciousness is somehow un-model-able, that will most likely be for a different reason, where the premise itself is somehow flawed, like how we can't bottle phlogiston or calculate the rate of air turning into maggots.
I think you are very confused about consciousness, which is nothing more than what an algorithm feels like from the inside. There is nothing mysterious about it.
You are claiming to be able to mathematically model consciousness or that it is theoretically possible. So what’s the model or proof that it can theoretically be modeled. Your statements regarding were lacking.
It’s not a settled issue in the sense that the experts overwhelmingly agree on one side vs. the other. My link was posted to show a contrarian view. Lots of research papers arguing on either side have been written about the Chinese Room. Your argument is similar to a Christian telling an atheist it’s a settled issue since the book “The Case for a Creator” covers the issue.
