Re: Logically possible universes and Occam's razor

2001-08-31 Thread Marchal
Russell Standish wrote: I raised this very issue in Why Occams Razor, and came to the conclusion that the only satisfactory interpreter is the observer itself. And so the question resumes into 'what is the observer itself'. I propose the answer 'the self-referentially sound Lobian machine'

Re: Logically possible universes and Occam's razor

2001-08-31 Thread jamikes
Bruno, before we get phased out: you quoted Russell: I raised this very issue in Why Occams Razor, and came to the conclusion that the only satisfactory interpreter is the observer itself then you write very smart thoughts (like: Modelising near possibilities by consistent extensions (UD

Re: FIN insanity

2001-08-31 Thread Saibal Mitra
Charles Goodwin wrote: -Original Message- From: Jacques Mallah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On the other hand I can't see how FIN is supposed to work, either. I *think* the argument runs something like this... Even if you have just had, say, an atom bomb dropped on you, there's

RE: FIN too

2001-08-31 Thread Jacques Mallah
From: Charles Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] you can't apply any sort of statistical argument to your own experience unless you assume that you're a typical observer. But if you do that you're just assuming the result you want. Not so. You don't assume you're typical exactly, just that you are