Ben G wrote: >> FWIW, I wasn't joking about your algorithm's putative divine inspiration in my role as moderator, but rather in my role as individual list participant ;-)
Sorry that my sense of humor got on your nerves. I've had that effect on people before! Really though: if you're going to post messages in forums populated by scientific rationalists, claiming divine inspiration for your ideas, you really gotta expect **at minimum** some good-natured ribbing... !!!!! -- Ben G << I appreciate the fact that you did not intend your comments to be mean spirited and that you were speaking as a participant not as the moderator. I also appreciate the fact that Wasser realized that I misunderstood his comment and made that clear. I have annoyed quite a few people myself. I am a little too critical at times, but my criticisms are usually intended to provoke a deeper examination an idea of some kind. (I only rarely use criticism as a tool of wanton destruction!) Concerning beliefs and scientific rationalism: Beliefs are the basis of all thought. To imply that religious belief might be automatically different from rational beliefs is naïve. However, I think there is an advantage in defining what a rational thought is realitve to AI programming and how scientific rationalism is different from simple rationalism. I am going to write a few messages about this when I get a chance. By the way, I don't really see how a simple n^4 or n^3 SAT solver in itself would be that useful for any immediate AGI project, but the novel logical methods that the solver will reveal may be more significant. Jim Bromer ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=101455710-f059c4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
