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The feeling of movement simply isn't reported by nerves

Bzzt...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception




First and foremost, you sir are awesome.

So number two was closest. (And what I figured. Though I have to say that ahead of time for it to count.)

One of the things I love about the answers to questions like this is the amount of interesting stuff you learn. At first (before I'd read the article) I thought you were being a bit harsh. It WAS a hypothesis after all. But after reading that it was so obviously far off the mark I had no trouble seeing why that sentence got the buzzer.

This in particular caught my eye:

"The proprioceptive sense is often unnoticed because humans will adapt to a continuously present stimulus; this is called habituation, desensitization, or adaptation. The effect is that proprioceptive sensory impressions disappear, just as a scent can disappear over time. One practical advantage of this is that unnoticed actions or sensation continue in the background while an individual's attention can move to another concern."

Which would probably qualify for "Overshadowed by virtually the slightest application of any other sensual input."

Back to the Turing Test however. One of the things I like to do when I'm bored is get on Omegle. Now, my goals are different from 95% of the other users on there. I wade through the sea of wankers until I find someone who actually wants to talk. I then to proceed to:

A) Attempt to convince them that I am a machine.

B) Convince them that they're a machine.

(Obligatory XKCD: http://xkcd.com/329/)

So far the tally is something like: I've convinced two people of my non-humanity. And B hasn't happened yet. Which brings me back to this story. The moment I finished it, after the thought about getting the memories of someone more compatible with the idea of a brain simulation, my face formed a mischievous smile.

I thought "This will be great for the next time I get on Omegle."




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