Re: Correction to MWI post

2017-01-27 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
What about Boltzmann Brains? Do you view these as mindful observers? -Original Message- From: Bruno Marchal To: everything-list Sent: Thu, Jan 26, 2017 2:07 pm Subject: Re: Correction to MWI post On 26 Jan 2017, at 17:07,

Re: Metastable metallic hydrogen propulsion

2017-01-27 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
Hmm Professor, I am thinking metallic h2 as a primo fusion fuel. Forget magnetic fusion, use inertial confinement fusion against metallic targets. Having said this, it's probably an energy sink, with the immense pressures needed to form metallic hydrogen. -Original Message- From:

Re: An invisible amoral mindless metaphorical form of arithmetic, aka "God"

2017-01-27 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 26 Jan 2017, at 21:12, John Clark wrote: On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 5:58 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: ​>> ​I don't need to explain how matter that obeys the laws of physics is able to perform calculations,​ I need only observe that is can. ​> ​No, you cannot observe

My model, comp, and the Second Law

2017-01-27 Thread hal Ruhl
Hi Everyone: Its been a while since I posted. I would like to start a thread to discuss the Second Law of Thermodynamics and the possibility that its origins can be found in perhaps my model, or comp, or their combination. As references I will start with use are: "Time's Arrow: The Origin of