Hi Russell Standish No, rational beings have to decide which truths they need to apply to what and how to apply them. These are all relational acts, which require choice, hence intelligence.
Roger Clough, [email protected] 11/10/2012 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Russell Standish Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-11-09, 17:22:18 Subject: Re: Where's the fixed identity in turing machines and comp ? On Fri, Nov 09, 2012 at 06:01:04AM -0500, Roger Clough wrote: > Hi Bruno > > In my discussions of intelligence, I define intelligence > as the ability to (fairly freely) make one's own choices. > A bit of an odd definition, don't you think? A purely rational being does not have a free choice, they must choose what's best according totheir utility function. Your definition entails that purely rational beings (eg homo economicus) are not intelligent. Cheers -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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?hl=en. -- 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?hl=en.
