On 09 Apr 2015, at 07:59, Bruce Kellett wrote:
Russell Standish wrote:
Perhaps you need to study the UD algorithm. For any program x, there
will be finitely numbered step on the algorithm when the first
instruction is executed. Similarly for the nth step of program
x. Presumably, for any given observer moment, only a finite number of
steps are required to emulate that observer moment, so the UD will
run enough of a given program to emulate any observer moment within a
finite amount of CPU time.
OK. But the problem would be that for any particular realization of
a conscious moment at some finite step number there are still an
infinite number of uncomputed realizations of the same conscious
moment, most of which are in different environments. Are such
identical conscious moments at different step numbers distinct?
Good question. If they can diverge they are distinct. I use the Y =
II. If a computation diverge, this "bactrack on its "past" in the UD*
(the execution of the UD).
Or different instances of the same moment (hence FPI)?
Different instances, if they can diverge in principle. But I avoid
some difficult question by interviewing the self-referential machine.
Are they treated differently or summed over? In which case the fact
the infinitely many of them are not computed at any given point
becomes something of a worry.
I am not sure why, because the first persons are not aware of the UD
delays. So, all computations which can diverge are summed over. Again,
I prefer to interview the machine, and get general responses
constrained by the logic of self-reference.
Bruno
Bruce
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