Drabble- Navy Wife
by A.S. Lowe
Ghosts and Simulations
by Ruthanna Emrys
"You're looking for people to mind the ghosts?" I asked, as I signed for the co-pay...

Not to be rude, but is it only simulations whose consciousness is unknowable? Or to rephrase, is there any proof of consciousness outside of self-consciousness?Phenopath wrote: For example, it is unknowable whether the simulations are actually conscious.
Of course you are right. We assume that other human beings are conscious and have the same awareness of 'self' as ourselves. That working assumption makes life a little simpler and stops us behaving autistically.strawman wrote:Not to be rude, but is it only simulations whose consciousness is unknowable? Or to rephrase, is there any proof of consciousness outside of self-consciousness?Phenopath wrote: For example, it is unknowable whether the simulations are actually conscious.
Yeah, I really liked that, too. Norm produced it well, because I understand what was going on, even though it was obviously meant to make sense in a text medium.strawman wrote:One of the things I liked was the stuttering on the reboot, and reverting to spelling.
That sounds like a challenge... *cracks knuckles*strawman wrote: The thing is, with computer simulations, you can game alternate ultimate realities. It might be fun to have a story in which both roads in every fork are taken, so that the best choice can be made. And then having people explain why they didn't chose the best road.
But try to put it in a Drabble.