On Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 7:29:04 AM UTC-7, John Clark wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 9:02 PM Alan Grayson <agrays...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > *>>> how does mechanism reduce the apparent indeterminacy to the >>>> computable?* >>> >>> >>> >> Determinism doesn't mean every fact is computable. >>> >> >> *> I was referring to "mechanism" as Bruno defines it; namely, that a >> human being can be replicated by a computer. AG* >> > > I was never sure what Bruno meant by the word but if that's what you mean > then the answer to your original question above is obvious, Chaos Theory > and the fact that calculations take time and you can't know what the result > of a calculation you're making will be until you've finished making the > calculation. > > John K Clark >
*IMO, there's nothing mysterious about Bruno's definition of mechanism. It's what's generally believed by most physicists; namely, that everything in the universe can be explained by the interaction of particles (and waves), and its possible extension; namely, that a human being can be copied by computers and appropriate algorithms. I would add that Bruno doesn't necessary affirm mechanism, which is a prudent decision since it's obviously false. Although one must assume the existence of space and time when using a computer, but one cannot create them using a computer. AG* -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/98c002bd-cb7f-4eff-a8e5-6a9f4a859950%40googlegroups.com.
