On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Chris de Morsella <[email protected]>wrote: > > >
> > The computer requires a substrate in which to operate upon -- the CPU > chips for example are what our computers operate on. I know of no computer > that does not require this external structured environment > The human requires a substrate in which to operate upon -- the brain for example is what our human minds operate on. I know of no human that does not require this external structured environment. > Every computer in existence requires external enabling hardware. > Every human in existence requires external enabling hardware. > If a computer requires a substrate which it can manipulate in order to > perform its logical operations then a universal computer is impossible > because the substrate would necessarily be outside and foundational to its > domain. > If a human requires a substrate which it can manipulate in order to perform its logical operations then a universal human is impossible because the substrate would necessarily be outside and foundational to its domain. John K Clark -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
