On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 6:02 PM Bruce Kellett <bhkellet...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 11:42 PM Jason Resch <jasonre...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 8:16 AM Bruce Kellett <bhkellet...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Then with mechanism, we get the many-histories from a simple fact to >>>> prove: all computations are realised in all models of arithmetic. >>>> >>> >>> But arithmetic does not exist independently of the human mind, and >>> mechanism is manifestly a pipe dream. >>> >>> >> You sound certain. What is your evidence? >> >> Jason >> > > The is no evidence for mathematical realism, > There is plenty given in my other post to you. Even if there were none, what evidence do you have against it for you to be so sure it is false? (mathematical realism is the leading philosophy of mathematics, among mathematicians, what is your alternative?) > and mechanism is a failed idea because it cannot account for our > experience. > So you believe an AI that was functionally equivalent to you would be a philosophical zombie? (Mechanism is the leading theory of mind among philosophers of mind, what is your alternative?) Jason -- 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CA%2BBCJUgorML9vkhLymPn8Eooqq5NOX1rKFkTrL9TXogBw3CmZw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
