>> I disagree, and believe that I can think X: "This is a thought (T) that is >> way too complex for me to ever have." >> Obviously, I can't think T and then think X, but I might represent T as a >> combination of myself plus a notebook or some other external media. Even if >> I only observe part of T at once, I might appreciate that it is one thought >> and believe (perhaps in error) that I could never think it. >> I might even observe T in action, if T is the result of billions of >> measurements, comparisons and calculations in a computer program. >> Isn't it just like thinking "This is an image that is way too detailed for >> me to ever see"?
Excellent! This is precisely how I feel about intelligence . . . . (and why we *can* understand it even if we can't hold the totality of it -- or fully predict it -- sort of like the weather :-) ------------------------------------------- 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
