On 17 June 2014 05:57, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 4:32 AM, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
>

> That machine does not know in advance its future state, and that is what
> I meant.
>
> So a Turing Machine has free will.
>

Specifically, it does in Bruno's sense, since I assume a TM can "know"
things (like the fact that it can't predict its own future actions).

>
> > I am glad you agree now with the FPI. So you accept step 3.
>
>>
> Other that the fact than your use of personal pronouns was inexcusably
> sloppy and inconsistent for a good logician, I have long since forgotten
> the details of your "proof".  But are you telling me that the grand
> conclusion of step 3 reached after pages of verbiage was "I don't know"?
> The first 2 steps must have been even more trivial, no wonder I stopped
> reading.
>
> You should read it, THEN criticise. (Although this seems to be a common
mistake.)


> Oh yes I remember, according to your logic atheism is a branch of
> Christianity and thus John K Clark is a Christian.  Well..., I will admit
> this,  I am a Christian if and only if you are logical.
>

Hallelujah!

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