On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 11:31 AM, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >> I say matter is always needed to make a calculation you keep pointing >> out this textbook or that textbook in an effort to prove me wrong. > > > > > because those textbook explain what is a computation, without assuming > anything physical, > It is insufficient to explain what a computation is, what is needed is an explanation of how to perform a calculation. In textbooks on arithmetic it will say something like "take this number and place it in that set" but how do I "take" a number and how do I "place" it in a set without matter that obeys the laws of physics? In fact who is that textbook talking to if it's not a collection of atoms that obeys the laws of physics. And I still don't see how you can be blithely talking about the set that contains all true mathematical statements and no false ones when you must know there is no way to construct such a set even in theory. > > "The hell with the antic greeks" was also the motto of the catholic > teachers I met. The tabula rasa on theology is where gnostic atheists and > institutionalized religious fundamentalist match perfectly. > Oh dear, we're back to that again. Now where did I put my rubber stamp, I know it's around here somewhere.... oh there it is: Wow, calling a guy known for disliking religion religious, never heard that one before, at least I never heard it before I was 12. 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
