Re: Santa Klaus does exist!

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 09 Dec 2013, at 23:45, meekerdb wrote: On 12/9/2013 2:03 PM, Jesse Mazer wrote: I don't have institutional access but I was able to read it online, though not to download it as a PDF (I just copy-and-pasted all the text for future reference instead). It's great to see each step of the

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 09 Dec 2013, at 18:45, John Clark wrote: On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: I mean what everybody mean by computationalism in the cognitive science Bullshit. Comp differs from computationalism in that comp includes all the silly (and

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 09 Dec 2013, at 20:02, meekerdb wrote: On 12/9/2013 1:35 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 08 Dec 2013, at 22:53, Telmo Menezes wrote: On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 6:59 PM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: Telmo Menezes you must also reject the MWI, because you live Who is you? Telmo's

Re: A definition of human consciousness

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 09 Dec 2013, at 20:06, meekerdb wrote: On 12/9/2013 1:40 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Dec 2013, at 01:33, LizR wrote: On 9 December 2013 05:52, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 4:38 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Could you name a materialistic theory

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 09 Dec 2013, at 23:28, meekerdb wrote: On 12/9/2013 12:06 PM, Jason Resch wrote: On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:57 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/9/2013 12:44 AM, LizR wrote: On 9 December 2013 20:56, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/8/2013 4:36 PM, LizR wrote:

Re: Santa Klaus does exist!

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 09 Dec 2013, at 23:03, Jesse Mazer wrote: I don't have institutional access but I was able to read it online, That was what Elsevier (Santa) promised. though not to download it as a PDF Pfftt Santa looks like being a bit shabby those days ... (I just copy-and-pasted all

Mandela cult and mass media mythopoesis

2013-12-10 Thread Alberto G. Corona
Mandela forgive me, but this is the consequence of an unordered mythopoesis: the mythopoesis of the unrestricted will, that Voegelin

The myth of computer consciousnesss and intelligence

2013-12-10 Thread Roger Clough
The myth of computer consciousnesss and intelligence People have been trying to create perpetual motion machines for centuries, but nobody has succeeded, I believe because of energy losses. The problem with making computers truly intelligent I believe is also impossible, because the final stage

Bruno against Plato

2013-12-10 Thread Alberto G. Corona
It seems to me that your invocation of platonism is wrong. For Plato the reality is a shadow of the perfect world of ideas, universals that we can remember by anamnesis. But for you reality is a partial dream, but coherent or robust product of the aleatory Dovetailer Machine, and sometimes we

Re: The myth of computer consciousnesss and intelligence

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 10 Dec 2013, at 10:33, Roger Clough wrote: The myth of computer consciousnesss and intelligence People have been trying to create perpetual motion machines for centuries, but nobody has succeeded, I believe because of energy losses. The problem with making computers truly intelligent I

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-10 Thread Telmo Menezes
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 8:02 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/9/2013 1:35 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 08 Dec 2013, at 22:53, Telmo Menezes wrote: On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 6:59 PM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: Telmo Menezes you must also reject the MWI, because you

Re: Bruno against Plato

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 10 Dec 2013, at 10:40, Alberto G. Corona wrote: It seems to me that your invocation of platonism is wrong. For Plato the reality is a shadow of the perfect world of ideas, universals that we can remember by anamnesis. OK. But for you reality is a partial dream, Not at all. Only

Re: Bruno against Plato

2013-12-10 Thread Alberto G. Corona
2013/12/10 Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be On 10 Dec 2013, at 10:40, Alberto G. Corona wrote: It seems to me that your invocation of platonism is wrong. For Plato the reality is a shadow of the perfect world of ideas, universals that we can remember by anamnesis. OK. But for you

Re: A definition of human consciousness

2013-12-10 Thread Richard Ruquist
Bruno: All this does not define the natural numbers in the sense of a logical categorical definition. Why we understand them is a mystery, but we can meta-explained why that mystery is unsolvable. We don't need an infinity axiom in the ontology (indeed the axioms of the TOE is RA: no infinity

Leibniz vs Jerry Fodor - Is there a language of thought ?

2013-12-10 Thread Roger Clough
Leibniz and Piccinini versus Jerry Fodor - Is there a language of thought ? 1. Jerry Fodor argues that thoughts have representations, namely that there is a language of thought: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_thought In which, as I understand it, computations are made by the brain

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2013-12-10 Thread Roger Clough
Leibniz and Piccinini versus Jerry Fodor - Is there a language of thought ? 1. Jerry Fodor argues that thoughts have representations, namely that there is a language of thought: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_thought In which, as I understand it, computations are made by the brain

Leibniz and Piccinini versus Jerry Fodor - Is there a language of thought ?

2013-12-10 Thread Roger Clough
Leibniz and Piccinini versus Jerry Fodor - Is there a language of thought ? 1. Jerry Fodor argues that thoughts have representations, namely that there is a language of thought: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_thought In which, as I understand it, computations aremade

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-10 Thread John Clark
On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 Telmo Menezes te...@telmomenezes.com wrote: You're avoiding my question. Why don't you also reject the MWI? If I am reluctant to answer your question it is because I've already done so many times in the past, but if you insist I will do so again. The Many World's

Re: Bruno against Plato

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 10 Dec 2013, at 12:15, Alberto G. Corona wrote: 2013/12/10 Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be On 10 Dec 2013, at 10:40, Alberto G. Corona wrote: It seems to me that your invocation of platonism is wrong. For Plato the reality is a shadow of the perfect world of ideas, universals that

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 10 Dec 2013, at 13:30, Richard Ruquist wrote: Bruno: Comp is computationalism, and I pretend (at the least) to derive the consequences from it. So, if you want to act like a scientist, just accept the definition given, and show a flaw in the derivation. The very fact that you don't act

Re: A definition of human consciousness

2013-12-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 10 Dec 2013, at 13:38, Richard Ruquist wrote: Bruno: All this does not define the natural numbers in the sense of a logical categorical definition. Why we understand them is a mystery, but we can meta-explained why that mystery is unsolvable. We don't need an infinity axiom in the

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-10 Thread meekerdb
On 12/10/2013 12:40 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Do you agree that in Helsinki we have: Probability(I will feel to be a unique guy in an unique city) = 1 (assuming comp and all the default assumptions) ? It has the same problem. It is just moved from you to I. What does I refer to. I can

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread meekerdb
On 12/10/2013 12:49 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Dec 2013, at 23:28, meekerdb wrote: On 12/9/2013 12:06 PM, Jason Resch wrote: On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:57 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net mailto:meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/9/2013 12:44 AM, LizR wrote: On 9 December

The Yes-Doctor Experiment for real

2013-12-10 Thread George
Hi List I haven't contributed to this list for a while but I thought you might be interested in this article from theScience Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/ on line magazine Neural Prosthesis Restores Behavior After Brain Injury

Re: A definition of human consciousness

2013-12-10 Thread John Clark
On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: This is exactly what UDA shows that comp *leads* to a reduction of the mind body problem into a body problem in arithmetic. I don't know what comp is or what relevance the Universal Dance Association has to all this but

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread Jason Resch
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:08 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/10/2013 12:49 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Dec 2013, at 23:28, meekerdb wrote: On 12/9/2013 12:06 PM, Jason Resch wrote: On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:57 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On

Re: A definition of human consciousness

2013-12-10 Thread John Clark
On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 7:33 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: One needs a rigorous definition of what consciousness is, to start with, Examples are usually preferable to definitions. and then a theory that explains all its observed features, and makes testable predictions. But that's the

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-10 Thread meekerdb
On 12/10/2013 9:03 AM, John Clark wrote: On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 Telmo Menezes te...@telmomenezes.com mailto:te...@telmomenezes.com wrote: You're avoiding my question. Why don't you also reject the MWI? If I am reluctant to answer your question it is because I've already done so many

Re: How can a grown man be an atheist ?

2013-12-10 Thread meekerdb
On 12/10/2013 2:07 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote: On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 8:02 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/9/2013 1:35 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 08 Dec 2013, at 22:53, Telmo Menezes wrote: On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 6:59 PM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: Telmo Menezes

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread Quentin Anciaux
2013/12/10 meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net On 12/10/2013 12:49 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Dec 2013, at 23:28, meekerdb wrote: On 12/9/2013 12:06 PM, Jason Resch wrote: On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:57 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/9/2013 12:44 AM, LizR wrote: On

Re: A definition of human consciousness

2013-12-10 Thread meekerdb
On 12/10/2013 11:54 AM, John Clark wrote: On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 7:33 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com mailto:lizj...@gmail.com wrote: One needs a rigorous definition of what consciousness is, to start with, Examples are usually preferable to definitions. and then a theory that

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread meekerdb
On 12/10/2013 1:22 PM, Quentin Anciaux wrote: I think I was attempting to position myself between John and Jason - to say that determinism is reasonably well established, but only as a result of a long and winding process of experiment, conjecture and so on.

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread Jason Resch
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 4:00 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/10/2013 1:22 PM, Quentin Anciaux wrote: I think I was attempting to position myself between John and Jason - to say that determinism is reasonably well established, but only as a result of a long and

Re: In case you didn't get it. Consciousness is not a scientific topic

2013-12-10 Thread LizR
On 10 December 2013 01:11, Roger Clough rclo...@verizon.net wrote: In case you didn't get it. Consciousness is not a scientific topic Did you arrive at that conclusion through the exercise of rational thought? If so, you may have Godelised your argument, or self-defeated in a similar manner

Re: Bruno against Plato

2013-12-10 Thread Alberto G. Corona
Thanks for the clarification. But for what refer to the questions i asked, I find that my initial assumptions are broadly correct. I find the platonism of the UDA very different from the Platonism of Plato. despite the merits that the hypothesis of mechanism may have to clarify other questions.

Re: The Yes-Doctor Experiment for real

2013-12-10 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 11 December 2013 06:20, George gl...@quantics.net wrote: Hi List I haven't contributed to this list for a while but I thought you might be interested in this article from the Science Daily on line magazine Neural Prosthesis Restores Behavior After Brain Injury George Levy The rat has

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread LizR
On 10 December 2013 09:06, Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com wrote: Bell's theorm proves that local hidden variables are impossible which leaves only two remaining explanations that explain the EPR paradox: 1. Non-local, faster-than-light, relativity violating effects 2. Measurements have

Re: Mandela cult and mass media mythopoesis

2013-12-10 Thread LizR
Is this particular one destructive? On 10 December 2013 22:12, Alberto G. Corona agocor...@gmail.com wrote: Mandela forgive me, but this is the consequence of an unordered mythopoesis: the mythopoesis of the unrestricted will, that Voegelin

Re: A definition of human consciousness

2013-12-10 Thread LizR
On 11 December 2013 10:24, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/10/2013 11:54 AM, John Clark wrote: On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 7:33 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: One needs a rigorous definition of what consciousness is, to start with, Examples are usually preferable to

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread meekerdb
On 12/10/2013 5:23 PM, LizR wrote: On 10 December 2013 09:06, Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com mailto:jasonre...@gmail.com wrote: Bell's theorm proves that local hidden variables are impossible which leaves only two remaining explanations that explain the EPR paradox: 1.

Re: A definition of human consciousness

2013-12-10 Thread meekerdb
On 12/10/2013 7:42 PM, LizR wrote: On 11 December 2013 10:24, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net mailto:meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/10/2013 11:54 AM, John Clark wrote: On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 7:33 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com mailto:lizj...@gmail.com wrote: One needs a

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread Jason Resch
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:53 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/10/2013 5:23 PM, LizR wrote: On 10 December 2013 09:06, Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com wrote: Bell's theorm proves that local hidden variables are impossible which leaves only two remaining explanations that

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread meekerdb
On 12/10/2013 9:49 PM, Jason Resch wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:53 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net mailto:meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/10/2013 5:23 PM, LizR wrote: On 10 December 2013 09:06, Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com mailto:jasonre...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread Jason Resch
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:19 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/10/2013 9:49 PM, Jason Resch wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:53 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/10/2013 5:23 PM, LizR wrote: On 10 December 2013 09:06, Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Atheism is wish fulfillment

2013-12-10 Thread meekerdb
On 12/10/2013 10:47 PM, Jason Resch wrote: On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:19 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net mailto:meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 12/10/2013 9:49 PM, Jason Resch wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:53 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net mailto:meeke...@verizon.net