I chose this system because it's interesting (to me), non-trivial, yet quite understandable. I hope I made this message these things as well. The centrifugal...
Humans operate on the basis of their self and context perceptions, mediated by a virtual reality representation. That representation includes magical folk lore...
... This seems rather confusing to me because you seem to be making a statement about how things are in the first sentence. The statement tone implies that...
... This "form of magic" is exactly the same for every kind of assumption, axiom, or logical primitive! Why/how is the existence of "qualia" any more magical...
... Actually, this reminds me very much of a discussion Peter Jones and I had a long time ago. Basically, if I recall correctly, PJ maintained the position...
... assumption, ... straight ... It isn't, it's just that the topic is "intelligence", and qualia seem common in human intelligence. The only idea of any...
... intelligence. ... The 'magic' of thought is the ability to solve a problem that wasn't solvable before, to understand something that wasn't understandable ...
There is no magic / expansion of brain's functionality. What is the brain's exact functionality is unknown yet, but problems are eventually solved because...
If you knew everything then then you would know everything. This is not science! You don't know everything, and you never will. Why is this reasonable...
... Jim Bromer: Wrote ... Within the topic of intelligence, the term "magic" represents a state of ignorance or lack of knowledge. If we substitute the term...
... If I knew everything then there would be reason for me to prove anything because there would be no one for me to prove it to other than myself (which would...
(fwiw... and the usual apologies in advance if the following is wholly unoriginal) Instead of a normal causal interface between mind and body (or, more ...
... brain's exact functionality is unknown yet, but problems are eventually solved because there are a) more data accumulated over time, and b) luck dictates...
... The truth of any statement is only as certain as the assumptions on which they are built. If the assumptions themselves are uncertain there is no truth at...
... I realized that I did not explain the reasons for stating that your remarks here were nonsense. 'The truth of any statement is only as certain as the...
... be inducted from a False premise. This standard of logic may not ... But, my choice of "truth" was an arbitrary one. You are free to replace it with...
Well maybe I should be more civil towards people who have other beliefs, but there is just no way that I could interpret John's recent remarks as anything but...
... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom "In traditional logic, an axiom or postulate is a proposition that is not proved or demonstrated but considered to be...
Jim: It is not my intent to alienate you in anyway. On the contrary. It is nothing other than than my intent for us to establish common ground. If you still...
... "In traditional logic, an axiom or postulate is a proposition that is not proved or demonstrated but considered to be either self-evident, or subject to...
... Thanks. ... This is simply not true. If I didn't want (I guess the missing word is want) to understand you I wouldn't engage you in discussion. ... As I...
I don't have the time to check this but there are kinds of situations where axiomatic-deductive methods can be used with open systems. They have to be...
... I usually avoid these what-was-said-conversations because they tend to become hopelessly trivial, but I did misunderstand what Frederick Martin McNeill was...
... I think my use of the phrase "IO data environment" is better because it draws a line between those data events that might be detected in the input and...
... Our "environment" as I see it is that 3d world "out there" of space, time and objects. My raw input is a set of sensory cells being stimulated by energies ...
... Well that is fine, but your definition of a personal environment is not consistent with the conventional use of the term 'environment' unless it is to be...
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