On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 7:44 PM, John G. Rose wrote: > I'd go for 2 lists. Sometimes after working intensely on something concrete > and specific one wants to step back and theorize. And then particular AGI > approaches may be going down the wrong trail and need to step back and look > at things from a different perspective. > > Even so, with all this the messages in the one list still are grouped by > subject... I mean people can parse. But to simplify moderation and > organization, etc.. >
I agree. I support more type 1 discussions. I have felt for some time that an awful lot of time-wasting has been going on here. I think this list should mostly be for computer tech discussion about methods of achieving specific results on the path(s) to AGI. I agree that there should be a place for philosophical discussion, either on a separate list, or uniquely identified in the Subject so that technicians can filter off such discussions. Some people may need to discuss philosophic alternative paths to AGI, to help clarify their thoughts. But if so, they are probably many years away from producing working code and might be hindering others who are further down the path of their own design. Two lists are probably best. Then if technicians want a break from coding, they can dip into the philosophy list, to offer advice or maybe find new ideas to play with. And, as John said. it would save on moderation time. BillK ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=117534816-b15a34 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
