On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 12:34 AM, Craig Weinberg <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Matter behaves randomly, but probability theory allows us to make >> predictions about random events. > > > Ohh, so it's the special randomness which can be predicted by deterministic > theories. Random until it isn't. Sounds intriguing. As you will know, it is possible to predict some random events with great certainty, while it is impossible to predict some deterministic events. Predictability does not correlate with either randomness or deterministic. > Think of intention as a probability theory which operates actively rather > than passively. It allows us to make our predictions about random events > come true frequently. The theory has a particular feature we call "effort" > which modulates the degree to which we expect our predictions to come true. That's what intention is: we wish to do things, these things either happen or they don't, and they are either determined or random. -- Stathis Papaioannou -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
