Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-18 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, May 15, 2014 6:06:00 PM UTC-4, Liz R wrote: On 16 May 2014 08:22, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: On Thursday, May 15, 2014 2:19:01 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 15 May 2014, at 14:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:34:55 PM UTC-4,

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-18 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, May 16, 2014 3:20:24 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 15 May 2014, at 22:22, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, May 15, 2014 2:19:01 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 15 May 2014, at 14:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:34:55 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-16 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 15 May 2014, at 22:22, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, May 15, 2014 2:19:01 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 15 May 2014, at 14:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:34:55 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 May 2014, at 03:45, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-15 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:34:55 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 May 2014, at 03:45, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm showing that authenticity can be empirically demonstrated, and that the failure of logic to detect the significance of authenticity can be empirically demonstrated, but

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-15 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 15 May 2014, at 14:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:34:55 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 May 2014, at 03:45, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm showing that authenticity can be empirically demonstrated, and that the failure of logic to detect the significance of

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-15 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, May 15, 2014 2:19:01 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 15 May 2014, at 14:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:34:55 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 May 2014, at 03:45, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm showing that authenticity can be empirically

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-15 Thread LizR
On 16 May 2014 08:22, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, May 15, 2014 2:19:01 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 15 May 2014, at 14:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:34:55 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 May 2014, at 03:45, Craig Weinberg

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 14 May 2014, at 03:45, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm showing that authenticity can be empirically demonstrated, and that the failure of logic to detect the significance of authenticity can be empirically demonstrated, but that neither authenticity or the failure of logic to detect it can

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-13 Thread Platonist Guitar Cowboy
On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:14 AM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.comwrote: On Monday, May 12, 2014 1:50:45 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 12 May 2014, at 03:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: We don't know that. It could be the case that all detections used by the abstraction of the universal

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-13 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 9:43:16 AM UTC-4, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote: On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:14 AM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: On Monday, May 12, 2014 1:50:45 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 12 May 2014, at 03:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: We don't

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-13 Thread Platonist Guitar Cowboy
On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 12:12 AM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.comwrote: On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 9:43:16 AM UTC-4, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote: On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:14 AM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comwrote: On Monday, May 12, 2014 1:50:45 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-13 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 7:56:53 PM UTC-4, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote: On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 12:12 AM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 9:43:16 AM UTC-4, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote: On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:14 AM, Craig

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-12 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 12 May 2014, at 03:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: We don't know that. It could be the case that all detections used by the abstraction of the universal machine are done by the sensory substrate in which the machine-program is instantiated. The machine is only an automated map as far as I

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-12 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Monday, May 12, 2014 1:50:45 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 12 May 2014, at 03:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: We don't know that. It could be the case that all detections used by the abstraction of the universal machine are done by the sensory substrate in which the machine-program is

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-08 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 07 May 2014, at 21:55, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 8:53:54 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 May 2014, at 21:38, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Monday, May 5, 2014 10:26:27 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: Then you can study how to define sequence in that theory. Only

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-08 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, May 8, 2014 9:56:44 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 May 2014, at 21:55, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 8:53:54 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 May 2014, at 21:38, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Monday, May 5, 2014 10:26:27 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-07 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Monday, May 5, 2014 9:12:45 PM UTC-4, Liz R wrote: On 3 May 2014 09:39, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: On Thursday, May 1, 2014 9:07:13 PM UTC-4, stathisp wrote: Do you believe that mathematical truths are true independent of mind? I'm not sure what mind is. I

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-07 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 8:53:54 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 May 2014, at 21:38, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Monday, May 5, 2014 10:26:27 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: Then you can study how to define sequence in that theory. Only because you have an a priori expectation of

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-06 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 05 May 2014, at 21:38, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Monday, May 5, 2014 10:26:27 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: Then you can study how to define sequence in that theory. Only because you have an a priori expectation of sequence which can be inferred. Otherwise nothing is defined and you

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-05 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Saturday, May 3, 2014 3:53:48 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 02 May 2014, at 23:58, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, May 2, 2014 11:15:40 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 May 2014, at 20:42, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, April 18, 2014 3:23:13 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 05 May 2014, at 14:27, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Saturday, May 3, 2014 3:53:48 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 02 May 2014, at 23:58, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, May 2, 2014 11:15:40 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 May 2014, at 20:42, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday,

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-05 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Monday, May 5, 2014 10:26:27 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 May 2014, at 14:27, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Saturday, May 3, 2014 3:53:48 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 02 May 2014, at 23:58, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, May 2, 2014 11:15:40 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-05 Thread LizR
On 3 May 2014 09:39, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, May 1, 2014 9:07:13 PM UTC-4, stathisp wrote: Do you believe that mathematical truths are true independent of mind? I'm not sure what mind is. I understand that nothing can exist independently of sensory

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-02 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 01 May 2014, at 20:42, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, April 18, 2014 3:23:13 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 16 Apr 2014, at 20:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: What generates Platonia? Nothing generates Platonia, although addition and multiplication can generate the comp-relevant

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-02 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, May 1, 2014 7:21:19 PM UTC-4, yanniru wrote: I say that human beings (first-person) experience reality only in terms of words, You think that we were born with words? many words with some measure of meaning and some without any meaning at all. Even the physics you

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-02 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, May 1, 2014 9:07:13 PM UTC-4, stathisp wrote: On 2 May 2014 04:42, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: On Friday, April 18, 2014 3:23:13 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 16 Apr 2014, at 20:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: What generates Platonia? Nothing

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-02 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, May 2, 2014 11:15:40 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 May 2014, at 20:42, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, April 18, 2014 3:23:13 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 16 Apr 2014, at 20:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: What generates Platonia? Nothing generates Platonia,

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-01 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, April 18, 2014 3:23:13 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 16 Apr 2014, at 20:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: What generates Platonia? Nothing generates Platonia, although addition and multiplication can generate the comp-relevant part of platonia, that is the UD or equivalent.

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-01 Thread Richard Ruquist
I say that human beings (first-person) experience reality only in terms of words, many words with some measure of meaning and some without any meaning at all. Even the physics you mentioned are conveyed to the public as words, and the math that is conveyed between physicists is expressed in words,

Re: Video of VCR

2014-05-01 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 2 May 2014 04:42, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, April 18, 2014 3:23:13 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 16 Apr 2014, at 20:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: What generates Platonia? Nothing generates Platonia, although addition and multiplication can generate the

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-18 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 16 Apr 2014, at 20:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: What generates Platonia? Nothing generates Platonia, although addition and multiplication can generate the comp-relevant part of platonia, that is the UD or equivalent. Elementary arithmetic cannot be justified by anything less complex

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-16 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 15 Apr 2014, at 21:11, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 1:21:41 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 Apr 2014, at 21:47, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Sunday, April 13, 2014 12:44:37 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: snip That my sun in law might not be a zombie/doll. Comp

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-16 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 15 Apr 2014, at 19:10, Craig Weinberg wrote: Numbers are not creative, they are recursive. Universal number are complete with respect of recursiveness, and this is arguably creative, and that is why Emil Post used the term creative to describe them. They can refute all normative

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-16 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 4:46:52 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 15 Apr 2014, at 21:11, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 1:21:41 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 Apr 2014, at 21:47, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Sunday, April 13, 2014 12:44:37 PM UTC-4, Bruno

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-16 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 4:46:52 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 15 Apr 2014, at 21:11, Craig Weinberg wrote: It seems like I just gave a perfectly legitimate, clear, and common sense challenge, to which your response has no relation. You're talking about remote and

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-15 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Sunday, April 13, 2014 2:26:21 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: Craig illustrates well that consciousness is in the true part, not in the representation, but you need both to have a local particular person, relatively to some universal number or system. I agree that a local person

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-15 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 14 Apr 2014, at 21:47, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Sunday, April 13, 2014 12:44:37 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: snip That my sun in law might not be a zombie/doll. Comp assumes that the brain is Turing emulable at some level of description. What does the brain being Turing emulable mean

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-15 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 1:21:41 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 Apr 2014, at 21:47, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Sunday, April 13, 2014 12:44:37 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: snip That my sun in law might not be a zombie/doll. Comp assumes that the brain is Turing emulable

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-14 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Sunday, April 13, 2014 12:44:37 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Apr 2014, at 00:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:24:03 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 11 Apr 2014, at 20:30, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, April 11, 2014 12:16:47

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-14 Thread Craig Weinberg
continued On Sunday, April 13, 2014 12:44:37 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Apr 2014, at 00:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: and say that it is computation which is more likely derived from awareness rather than the other way around, and therefore computation in and of itself

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-14 Thread Platonist Guitar Cowboy
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 8:26 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 13 Apr 2014, at 19:43, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote: If you guys want to argue to infinity these similar points (all really particular too at both end, of course), than sure: my apologies. I just took Bruno by his

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-13 Thread Platonist Guitar Cowboy
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 12:46 AM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.comwrote: On Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:24:03 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: We know that we cannot make our legs stand by arguing with them or proving that standing can occur, we must exercise direct sensory-motive

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-13 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:32:19 AM UTC-4, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote: On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 12:46 AM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: On Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:24:03 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: We know that we cannot make our legs stand by

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-13 Thread Platonist Guitar Cowboy
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.comwrote: On Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:32:19 AM UTC-4, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote: On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 12:46 AM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comwrote: On Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:24:03 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-13 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Apr 2014, at 00:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:24:03 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 11 Apr 2014, at 20:30, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, April 11, 2014 12:16:47 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 10 Apr 2014, at 20:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: On

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-13 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Apr 2014, at 00:46, Craig Weinberg wrote: Can sense not be allowed to represent itself in your court of argument? That is a very good idea. That is quite close to what happens with the definition by Theatetus of (rational) knowledge by saying that is a (rational) belief

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-13 Thread Platonist Guitar Cowboy
If you guys want to argue to infinity these similar points (all really particular too at both end, of course), than sure: my apologies. I just took Bruno by his word of I'll just say if I see an argument or not. and felt that was better than to have this thread keep ballooning with nobody else in

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-13 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Apr 2014, at 19:43, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote: If you guys want to argue to infinity these similar points (all really particular too at both end, of course), than sure: my apologies. I just took Bruno by his word of I'll just say if I see an argument or not. and felt that was

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-12 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:24:03 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 11 Apr 2014, at 20:30, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, April 11, 2014 12:16:47 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 10 Apr 2014, at 20:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:42:08 AM UTC-4,

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-11 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 10 Apr 2014, at 20:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:42:08 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: Craig, I have already commented that type of non-argument. Once we get closer to a refutation of your attempt to show that your argument against comp is not valid, you

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-11 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, April 11, 2014 12:16:47 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 10 Apr 2014, at 20:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:42:08 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: Craig, I have already commented that type of non-argument. Once we get closer to a

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-10 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:42:08 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: Craig, I have already commented that type of non-argument. Once we get closer to a refutation of your attempt to show that your argument against comp is not valid, you vindicate being illogical, I don't vindicate

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-09 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 07 Apr 2014, at 21:33, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Sunday, April 6, 2014 1:13:09 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Apr 2014, at 19:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm not saying that I know it, I'm saying that it makes more sense. But then why are we discussing? To make more sense of

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-09 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 07 Apr 2014, at 22:01, Craig Weinberg wrote: Another part 2 On Sunday, April 6, 2014 1:13:09 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Apr 2014, at 19:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: I keep explaining that arithmetic seen from inside escapes somehow the mathematics accessible to the

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-09 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 4:58:40 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Apr 2014, at 21:33, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Sunday, April 6, 2014 1:13:09 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Apr 2014, at 19:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm not saying that I know it, I'm saying that it makes

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-09 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 5:42:18 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Apr 2014, at 22:01, Craig Weinberg wrote: Another part 2 On Sunday, April 6, 2014 1:13:09 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Apr 2014, at 19:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: I keep explaining that

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-07 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Sunday, April 6, 2014 1:13:09 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Apr 2014, at 19:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, April 4, 2014 2:07:47 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Apr 2014, at 03:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, April 3, 2014 2:34:06 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-07 Thread Craig Weinberg
Another part 2 On Sunday, April 6, 2014 1:13:09 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Apr 2014, at 19:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: I keep explaining that arithmetic seen from inside escapes somehow the mathematics accessible to the machine. No need to keep explaining, I

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-06 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 05 Apr 2014, at 19:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, April 4, 2014 2:07:47 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Apr 2014, at 03:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, April 3, 2014 2:34:06 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: I'm not confusing them, I'm saying that []~comp is not untrue

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-06 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 05 Apr 2014, at 19:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, April 4, 2014 2:07:47 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Apr 2014, at 03:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: Logic is just required to be able to argue with others, and you do use it, it seems to me, except that you seem to

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-05 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, April 4, 2014 2:07:47 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Apr 2014, at 03:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, April 3, 2014 2:34:06 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 02 Apr 2014, at 21:34, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 1:00:54 PM UTC-4, Bruno

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-05 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, April 4, 2014 2:07:47 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Apr 2014, at 03:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: Logic is just required to be able to argue with others, and you do use it, it seems to me, except that you seem to decide opportunistically to not apply it to

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 Apr 2014, at 03:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, April 3, 2014 2:34:06 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 02 Apr 2014, at 21:34, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 1:00:54 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Apr 2014, at 21:55, Craig Weinberg wrote: I

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 02 Apr 2014, at 21:34, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 1:00:54 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Apr 2014, at 21:55, Craig Weinberg wrote: I believe you, but all of the laws and creativity can still only occur in the context of a sense making experience. Did I

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-02 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 01 Apr 2014, at 21:55, Craig Weinberg wrote: I believe you, but all of the laws and creativity can still only occur in the context of a sense making experience. Did I ever said the contrary? Yes, you are saying that multiplication and addition laws prefigure sense making and sense

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-02 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 01 Apr 2014, at 22:49, Craig Weinberg wrote: Logic obeys its own incorrigibility also. Logic cannot be doubted logically. I would say that it is the contrary. Logic + numbers leads to doubts and science only make the doubt greater, augmenting the possibilities, and freedom degrees.

Re: Video of VCR

2014-04-02 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 1:00:54 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Apr 2014, at 21:55, Craig Weinberg wrote: I believe you, but all of the laws and creativity can still only occur in the context of a sense making experience. Did I ever said the contrary? Yes, you are saying

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-25 Thread LizR
On 25 March 2014 02:59, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: If you are living, you already understand what living is. Are you telling me a potato plant - which is undeniably alive - understands what living is? If so, this seems to either elevate potatoes to conscious beings, or else

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-24 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 23 Mar 2014, at 19:38, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Sunday, March 23, 2014 4:49:48 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 22 Mar 2014, at 19:35, Craig Weinberg wrote: Continued... On Saturday, March 22, 2014 4:54:41 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 21 Mar 2014, at 19:43, Craig Weinberg

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-23 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 22 Mar 2014, at 19:35, Craig Weinberg wrote: Continued... On Saturday, March 22, 2014 4:54:41 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 21 Mar 2014, at 19:43, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, March 21, 2014 4:44:20 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 21 Mar 2014, at 02:28, Craig Weinberg

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-23 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Sunday, March 23, 2014 4:49:48 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 22 Mar 2014, at 19:35, Craig Weinberg wrote: Continued... On Saturday, March 22, 2014 4:54:41 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 21 Mar 2014, at 19:43, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, March 21, 2014 4:44:20 AM

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-22 Thread Craig Weinberg
Continued... On Saturday, March 22, 2014 4:54:41 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 21 Mar 2014, at 19:43, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, March 21, 2014 4:44:20 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 21 Mar 2014, at 02:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: I don't think logic can study reality, only

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-20 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 19 Mar 2014, at 18:45, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:02:15 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 17 Mar 2014, at 22:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Monday, March 17, 2014 2:18:58 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 17 Mar 2014, at 17:50, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-19 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 17 Mar 2014, at 22:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Monday, March 17, 2014 2:18:58 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 17 Mar 2014, at 17:50, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm mirroring back to you what my impression is of what you say to me. I say it is obvious that machines are impersonal, cold,

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-19 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:02:15 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 17 Mar 2014, at 22:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Monday, March 17, 2014 2:18:58 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 17 Mar 2014, at 17:50, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm mirroring back to you what my impression is of what

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-17 Thread Bruno Marchal
Craig Craig Bruno Edgar On Saturday, March 15, 2014 6:09:27 PM UTC-4, Craig Weinberg wrote: http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-17 Thread Craig Weinberg
/935c9f6ad77f94164442956d8929da19/tumblr_mncj8t2OCc1qz63ydo10_250.gif http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-17 Thread Craig Weinberg
/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? The computational reason is that there is no computation at all there. There is no self

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-17 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 17 Mar 2014, at 17:50, Craig Weinberg wrote: If someone said that they were agnostic about God, would I be wrong in thinking that they do *not* assume God's presence or absence? To say that you assume comp and are agnostic about it would seem to be a contradiction. You have a lot of

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-17 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 17 Mar 2014, at 17:50, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm mirroring back to you what my impression is of what you say to me. I say it is obvious that machines are impersonal, cold, mechanical, and that it is obvious that sophisticated technology can be developed that will make them seem less

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-17 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 17 Mar 2014, at 18:11, Craig Weinberg wrote: I don't think it needs to be an experience to compute though. In real life it does need to be an experience, because I think that it is the experience which underlies all computation and arithmetic rather than the other way around. In the

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-17 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Monday, March 17, 2014 2:17:01 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 17 Mar 2014, at 17:50, Craig Weinberg wrote: If someone said that they were agnostic about God, would I be wrong in thinking that they do *not* assume God's presence or absence? To say that you assume comp and are

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-17 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Monday, March 17, 2014 2:31:32 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 17 Mar 2014, at 18:11, Craig Weinberg wrote: I don't think it needs to be an experience to compute though. In real life it does need to be an experience, because I think that it is the experience which underlies all

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-17 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Monday, March 17, 2014 2:18:58 PM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 17 Mar 2014, at 17:50, Craig Weinberg wrote: I'm mirroring back to you what my impression is of what you say to me. I say it is obvious that machines are impersonal, cold, mechanical, and that it is obvious that

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-16 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 15 Mar 2014, at 23:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-16 Thread Bruno Marchal
video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? Would VCRs which have 'seen themselves' in this way have a greater chance of developing that awareness than those which

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-16 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 16 Mar 2014, at 05:35, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 16 March 2014 09:09, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-16 Thread Edgar L. Owen
/tumblr_mncj8t2OCc1qz63ydo10_250.gif http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? Would VCRs which have 'seen

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-16 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Saturday, March 15, 2014 6:09:27 PM UTC-4, Craig Weinberg wrote: https://31.media.tumblr.com/935c9f6ad77f94164442956d8929da19/tumblr_mncj8t2OCc1qz63ydo10_250.gif http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-16 Thread Craig Weinberg
/tumblr_mncj8t2OCc1qz63ydo10_250.gif http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? Would VCRs

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-16 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Sunday, March 16, 2014 3:40:49 AM UTC-4, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 15 Mar 2014, at 23:09, Craig Weinberg wrote: http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-16 Thread Bruno Marchal
: http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? Would VCRs which have 'seen themselves

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-16 Thread Bruno Marchal
the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? The computational reason is that there is no computation at all there. There is no self-representation, no introspection in the computer science theoretical sense

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-16 Thread Craig Weinberg
?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? Would VCRs which have 'seen themselves' in this way have a greater chance

Video of VCR

2014-03-15 Thread Craig Weinberg
https://31.media.tumblr.com/935c9f6ad77f94164442956d8929da19/tumblr_mncj8t2OCc1qz63ydo10_250.gif http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-15 Thread Edgar L. Owen
/tumblr_mncj8t2OCc1qz63ydo10_250.gif http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? Would VCRs which

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-15 Thread Craig Weinberg
at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? Would VCRs which have 'seen themselves' in this way have a greater chance of developing that awareness than

Re: Video of VCR

2014-03-15 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? Would VCRs which have 'seen themselves' in this way have a greater chance of developing that awareness than those which have not? If not, what initial conditions