Desrtopa comments on Dissolving the Question - Less Wrong
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I wasn't proposing any such thing, but yes, I do believe that the material properties of minds and rocks are different... for example, I'm 99+% confident that all minds are able to perform computations as a consequence of their material properties (and as a consequence of the physical laws that relate to those properties), and that most rocks are not able to do so as a consequence of their different material properties.
I find it unlikely that most rocks can discuss anything at all.