Hal, Do you have a reference for Moravec's examination of this idea?
Stathis Papaioannou > > Now, if any > > computation is implemented by any physical process, then if one physical > > process exists, then all possible computations are implemented. I'll stop > > at this point, although it is tempting to speculate that if all it takes > > for every computation to be implemented is a single physical process - > > a rock, a single subatomic particle, the idle passage of time in an > > otherwise empty universe - perhaps this is not far from saying that the > > physical process is superfluous, and all computations are implemented > > by virtue of their existence as platonic objects. > > Yes, I think this is close to Moravec's view. He believes in the platonic > existence of all conscious experiences, and sees the role of physical > implementation as just to allow us to interact with those other entities > who are instantiated in our universe. > > Hal Finney _________________________________________________________________ Try Live.com: where your online world comes together - with news, sports, weather, and much more. http://www.live.com/getstarted --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
