On 25 September 2013 13:21, Craig Weinberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> The main problem with comp that I see is the presentation problem. > Computation requires no sights, sounds, smells, flavors, feelings, etc, not > does it make sense that any of these could be intentionally or accidentally > generated by computation alone. Comp does not seem to refer to the universe > in which we actually reside, only a theoretical non-verse of arithmetic > relations. Computation and counting are useful specifically because they > lack any physical bodies or proprietary characteristic - numbers apply > figuratively to anything because they apply literally to nothing. > ISTM that that sounds like a very good summary of why comp may in fact be onto something fundamental. (I'm not sure from what you say whether you think this is a point for or against comp!) -- 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.
