If you had been reading any of my posts from last week, surely you wouldn't
written your first point.

 

Unless you redefine the word "Mathematical" to mean everything, then a
computer program is seldomly Mathematical in any way!

 

Math has axioms and a syntax that is called Math.

 

Programs are defined in a rigorous syntax of their own and that is called
source code.  Sometimes Math is encoded in some programs but I have never
seen a program written in Math, have you?

 

Take a look at the points I have already raised against this "Math is
everything" meme and debate the point if you like BUT just stating a
conclusion isn't helpful or useful.

 

David Clark

 

From: Jim Bromer [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: January-13-13 3:05 PM
To: AGI
Subject: Re: [agi] The Vast Field of Cultural Icons

 

Two things.  One, is that any computer program can be likened to a
mathematical system (or mathematical systems) - of some kind.  Secondly, in
order to talk about generating shapes, the computational objects have to
refer to some aspect of a shape or some aspects of shapes or to some matter
concerning shapes.  The comprehension of these two facts is essential to
grasping the subtleties of this kind of topic.

Jim Bromer

 

 

 




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