[Fis] Simple Axiomatic Model for Information Science
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Hi all,
I posted this earlier, but seems it got lost in the shuffle.
Perhaps it is so self-evident, and that there is nothing really much
to argue with, so no one said anything. Though if that is the case,
then maybe it is worthwhile to take as a common basis we can all work
with.
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0. A belief is an independent-clause (sentence).
0a) You can call it an information packet or w/e you prefer.
1. Truth is a private belief.
1a) A person has a cluster of harmonious beliefs which form a template
for sieving input.
1b) Beliefs which align with the template are "True".
1c) Beliefs which are not applicable to the template are noise or
confusing.
1d) Beliefs which conflict with the template are either discarded, or
the template is modified to align with them. (to avoid cognitive
dissonance).
2. Knowledge consists of experienced beliefs, typically those that
have been subsumed by the template. For instance "false" belief could
subsume as beliefs held by an other community.
3. Real are the mutual beliefs of a community of people.
3a) facts are elements of the real.
3b) By Integrated Information Theory, even protons have some
consciousness. for example an atom communicates it's beliefs about
it's location and frequency when probed by a photon. So the beliefs of
"inanimate matter" must also be taken into consideration of what is
real. The beliefs of inanimate matter, as measured by mechanical and
electronic tools are typically what is described as "objective reality".
4. Dialogue is the exchange of beliefs.
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## compatibility
The independent-clause basis is compatible with that a certain piece
of writing is not information in and of itself, but only when it is
processed by someone/something that can make sense of it -- otherwise
it is merely noise.
## explanatory power
This helps explain why humans and computers need to have a libraries
or previous template in order to process certain information. As
otherwise it just falls through the sieve.
## predictive power
similarly it predicts what kind of information would work for a given
information processing system, and what would be shrugged off as noise.
And gives a well defined path to making information accessible --
by adding in the libraries to make it possible for the sieve to catch.
## stateless function example
Now a stateless function wouldn't be able to demonstrate all that,
since it doesn't have memory. But it can demonstrate a subset.
For instance a function P that accepts integers and adds one.
function plusOne(input) {
var template = input | 0;
return template + 1;
}
1.
plusOne(1) would give you 2.
plusOne(1.2) wouldn't work since it contradicts the template, so you'd
have garbage output, or no output.
2. 3.
It doesn't have knowledge as it lacks state,
4. it can dialogue or communicate it's output to another function via
it's return value.
## simple state function example
Now if we take a more complex example, a simple state function P' that
adds the input to an accumulator, and then outputs the result;
var accumulator = 0;
function plusGather(input) {
var template = input | 0;
accumulator += template;
return accumulator + template;
}
1.
again here the template would lose some information from any
non-integer input.
2.
it now has some knowledge, and it integrates what it gets through it's
template.
3.
doesn't have beliefs about the external world
4. can still dialogue in the same manner
## simple proton object example
Now lets make a simplified proton object.
var energy = 0;
var reflectArray = [3, 8, 9];
const fermion = 0;
const photon = 1;
function proton(type, frequency) {
if (type !== fermion && type !== photon) return [];
if (type === photon) {
if (reflectArray.indexOf(frequency) >= 0) {
return [photon, frequency];
} else {
energy += frequency;
}
} else if ( type === fermion) { // a bump from another atom
energy = (energy + frequency)/2; // average frequency
return [fermion, energy];
}
}
1. so now anything that's not either a fermion or a photon will be
ignored.
2. photons unless reflected increase the internal energy, thus
contributing to knowledge. Additionally could add a section that
after a certain energy level it would make a setTimeout to release
extra energy as photons.
3. it is capable of interacting with fermions, so if it gets bumped
then it averages their energy and returns the result, so the bumping
fermion can adjust it's internal energy state also.
4. it communicates through return values.
Obviously this is a hyper simplified example.
But in nature it is somewhat similar, in that fermions exchange boson
information packets or independent-clauses that help them co-ordinate
activities and interact with each other.
They also modify their internal state based on these interaction, and
can hold electrons in comm
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Re: [Fis] About 10 Principles
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi Krassimir and all, Thank you for the warm welcome. I did hear about how there was a an exciting debate going on here about the definition of information and apparently the principles of information. I've glanced through the archives and see there have been many great ideas proposed. I thought I would add my own perspective to it. I am from a computer programming background, so data would be a more natural word than reflections. However I also made an auxlang (Pyash) which has a vocabulary that intersected about 30k English words, left me with about 8k words to work with, in it there is no word for information, or data, however there is a word for description, belief, truth, real and knowledge. I'd like to give my axiomatic perspective of the principles on information science. 0. A belief is an independent-clause (sentence). 0a) You can call it an information packet or w/e you prefer. 1. Truth is a private belief. 1a) A person has a cluster of harmonious beliefs which form a template for sieving input. 1b) Beliefs which align with the template are "True". 1c) Beliefs which are not applicable to the template are noise or confusing. 1d) Beliefs which conflict with the template are either discarded, or the template is modified to align with them. (to avoid cognitive dissonance). 2. Knowledge consists of experienced beliefs, typically those that have been subsumed by the template. For instance "false" belief could subsume as beliefs held by an other community. 3. Real are the mutual beliefs of a community of people. 3a) By Integrated Information Theory, even protons have some consciousness. for example an atom communicates it's beliefs about it's location and frequency when probed by a photon. So the beliefs of "inanimate matter" must also be taken into consideration of what is real. The beliefs of inanimate matter, as measured by mechanical and electronic tools are typically what is described as "objective reality". 4. Dialogue is the exchange of beliefs. On 2017-10-31 10:07 AM, Krassimir Markov wrote: > Dear FIS Colleagues, > > What is the proper attitude to the ocean of the data we create and > perceive? Each of us has our own template. > The Modern Societies Every group of Infoses, > people in particular, forms a society if there is an agreement for > communication interactions. An important element of this agreement > is the availability of a common data base. Each group has their own reality (though most intersect with objective reality). > Scientists do not assume anything in advance While that may be ideal, it's difficult to achieve as each scientist has their own template of the world. > and try to make reasoning based only on repeatable and controlled > experiments. For sure, I think the scientific method is what makes science. Repeatable controlled experiments are what lead to practical innovation. > I hope, the FIS List is a scientific forum and all posts nave to be > based on repeatable and controlled experiments! For sure. So for example the above principles, can have some experiments. For the belief template, can use a toUpper function as a straw example, it will convert any input that is the lower-case ASCII range, an upper-case ASCII range, and either discard or return any other inputs, as they don't fit it's template. A more complicated function may be able to process a greater range of inputs. string.h is a community of persons that believe series of integers end in 0's. C-strings are real to them. Though there is an issue with those examples, mainly that since they are state-less feed-forward functions they aren't conscious. Perhaps you can come up with some better examples or counter-examples? > P1. Information is information, neither matter nor energy. > > M1. Information is a class of reflections in material entities. Not > every reflection is information. Only subjectively comprehended > reflections are information. I also prefer M1 here. Though I'd say that "subjectively comprehended reflections" is an example of exclusively integrated information (to use IIT terminology). - -- Logan Streondj, A dream of Gaia's future. twitter: https://twitter.com/streondj You can use encrypted email with me, how to: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/ key fingerprint: BD7E 6E2A E625 6D47 F7ED 30EC 86D8 FC7C FAD7 2729 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iQIwBAEBCAAaBQJZ+MPcExxzdHJlb25kakBnbWFpbC5jb20ACgkQhtj8fPrXJylr 2Q/+Jx4o4NcGLvwnYxP0RvaHpzaoIkqBZ/3oIjulsx0NXJDSpqZ6I1Ymcw8fRFTy 8/hOEMoFYc+oW6K3K+HunW8W43qmVKdng63Kupo565Dt9BWRP10LNpqCNmpRPDNh +14rPnjRRpfHuAGgU7RoWkHjZxsT5+2589i7eorRvwmPY+TuTd14DVY2SUcc/hYB lEGUsFrNVh9YZEcIgIgxMxdkAvwI326snVk7sIVaY+886FSQbN5RU058vun6Bsn0 D3j4jy9XBKi82Q7z+hY5Ysp73SASazjglkhcudX6FfJkAtgBTsls9iLiEYBXa9ZE xrqQ6ZJ6zu3AzB13XHAq+BLtK
