Ben, Steve,
Excuse me, not at all. Physics starts from principles. Actually it starts from observation, and models and theories that explain the observations, and principles that explain the theories. Differential equations follow. It is only in AI/AGI, that this funny thing happens: many people still think that a gargantuan piece of software will explain anything. Sergio From: Ben Goertzel [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 9:35 AM To: AGI Subject: Re: [agi] re Computing functions versus solving equations (calculating versus physical execution) On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Steve Richfield <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all, I wonder whether most people here grok that the world is fundamentally a gargantuan set of simultaneous nonlinear differential equations for us to solve in order to achieve our goals? We all know that is the way physics conventionally models the world... but not all of us think that's the most useful model to use for AGI purposes One could just as well say "the world is fundamentally a gargantuan computer program" -- this view is also consistent with all known physics... -- Ben G AGI | <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/18883996-f0d58d57> | <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; ad2> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-c97d2393 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-2484a968 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
