On 14 June 2014 10:01, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > > Consequently, neither computation, nor the epistemological states it >> emulates, are dispensable (i.e. fully reducible) in this schema. >> > > It's not clear what "emulates" means. I think Bruno proposes that > arithmetical computation actually instantiates modal states like belief. > But I think that may be stretching the meaning of "belief". If belief is > defined in terms of propensity to act certain ways in certain contexts, > then it seems it can be physically instantiated too. >
Yes, as a propensity to act in a certain way, a belief is doubtless a complex data structure. (But if comp is correct it's a finite one.) Of course saying "physically instantiated" is assuming what you're trying to prove. -- 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/d/optout.
