The brain is nothing more than an electronic device. So, every electronic device with a lot of wires, swiched on should be conscious too

[Maartenn100]

 The brain is nothing more than an electronic device. So, every electronic device with a lot of interconnected wires should be conscious too while switched on.

We can use a bunch of steel wool and run electricity through it and we should have recreated a small artificial brain. 

The question is: how do you ask questions to it.

[iNow]

Electronic devices aren’t plastic, nor effected in the same way by chemistry and experience. There’s a whole lotta wrong in your OP, and essentially nothing correct

[Maartenn100]

Think about it: the brain is nothing different than electricity flowing through wires. The brain is an electricity-producing machine. That's what we are. And electricity flowing through wires produces magnetism. And maybe, magnetism = consciousness.

Edited April 17 by Maartenn100

[exchemist]

7 minutes ago, Maartenn100 said:

Think about it: the brain is nothing different than electricity flowing through wires. The brain is an electricity-producing machine. That's what we are. And electricity flowing through wires produces magnetism. And maybe, magnetism = consciousness.

This is stupid. A computer is not just wires. Only an idiot thinks that. Nor is a brain just a mass of biochemical wiring, either.

Try to apply a bit of sense, for goodness sake.        

[Phi for All]

6 minutes ago, Maartenn100 said:

Think about it: the brain is nothing different than electricity flowing through wires. The brain is an electricity-producing machine. That's what we are. And electricity flowing through wires produces magnetism. And maybe, magnetism = consciousness.

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Moderator Note

This isn't philosophy. If you think you can support your idea scientifically, I can move this to Speculations, but your premise is already over-generalized (brain = electronic device) and easy to poke holes in (chemical synapses have gaps that electric wiring doesn't). 

 

[Luc Turpin]

23 minutes ago, iNow said:

Electronic devices aren’t plastic, nor effected in the same way by chemistry and experience. There’s a whole lotta wrong in your OP, and essentially nothing correct

 

4 minutes ago, exchemist said:

This is stupid. A computer is not just wires. Only an idiot thinks that. Nor is a brain just a mass of biochemical wiring, either.

Try to apply a bit of sense, for goodness sake.        

 

1 minute ago, Phi for All said:

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Moderator Note

This isn't philosophy. If you think you can support your idea scientifically, I can move this to Speculations, but your premise is already over-generalized (brain = electronic device) and easy to poke holes in (chemical synapses have gaps that electric wiring doesn't). 

 

For once, we all agree!

[swansont]

39 minutes ago, Maartenn100 said:

 The brain is nothing more than an electronic device. So, every electronic device with a lot of interconnected wires should be conscious too while switched on.

Logically incorrect, even if the premise is true. Equivalent to “All dogs are mammals. I am a mammal, therefore I am a dog.”

 

 

[Sensei]

1 hour ago, Maartenn100 said:

 The brain is nothing more than an electronic device. So, every electronic device with a lot of interconnected wires should be conscious too while switched on.

We can use a bunch of steel wool and run electricity through it and we should have recreated a small artificial brain.

The most basic electrical devices consist of the following elements: a resistor, a capacitor and an coil.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductor

The most basic electronic devices have the above elements plus a diode (or equivalent vacuum tube), a transistor (or equivalent vacuum tube), integrated circuits, microcontrollers, and processors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit

Integrated circuits, microcontrollers and processors are programmable, that is, they execute a program that someone wrote and upload to them or to RAM and/or ROM.

 

Where stands your "steel wool" with the above?

Edited April 17 by Sensei

[TheVat]

2 hours ago, Maartenn100 said:

We can use a bunch of steel wool and run electricity through it and we should have recreated a small artificial brain. 

Ahem....