Re: The Mathematico-Cognition Reality Theory (MCRT) Ver 6.0

2006-09-22 Thread David Nyman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't totally agree. I think qualia have a dual-aspect: they are *both* Ontological (the fabric of reality itself) *and* Epistemological (the means through which reality is experienced). But I think we *do* agree - I would put it precisely as you have above. I

Re: Reality, the bogus nature of the Turing test

2006-09-22 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 20-sept.-06, à 21:06, Brent Meeker a écrit : Bruno Marchal wrote: Le 20-sept.-06, à 14:08, 1Z a écrit : This isn't the only way COMP couldbe false. For instance, if matter exists, consciousness could be dependent on it. Thus, while the existence of matter might disprove the Bruno

Re: Reality, the bogus nature of the Turing test

2006-09-22 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 22-sept.-06, à 08:16, Russell Standish a écrit : On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 04:16:53PM +0200, Bruno Marchal wrote: Russell, when you say nothing external exist, do you mean nothing primitively material exist, or do you mean there is no independent reality at all, not even an immaterial

Re: The Fourth Hypostase, String Theory, Diophantus and the Monster

2006-09-22 Thread Bruno Marchal
Hi, I have found an universal diophantine polynomial on the net (the one by J.P. Jones). To be sure it is a *system* of equations, but by adding the squares of all the polynomials (by writing them in the form P = 0) in the system, you will get an equivalent unique polynomial which is still

RE: Reality, the bogus nature of the Turing test

2006-09-22 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
John, Even a real solipsist might eat, sleep, talk to people etc., all under the impression that everything is a construction of his own mind. People willingly suspend disbelief in order to indulge in fiction or computer games, and a solipsist may believe that he is participating in the

Re: Reality, the bogus nature of the Turing test

2006-09-22 Thread Brent Meeker
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: John, Even a real solipsist might eat, sleep, talk to people etc., all under the impression that everything is a construction of his own mind. People willingly suspend disbelief in order to indulge in fiction or computer games, and a solipsist may believe