Re: Platonia

2011-02-22 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> >> >> Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> >>> Now, just recall that "Platonia" is based on classical logic where >>> the >>> falsity f, or 0 = 1, entails all proposition. So if you insist to say >>> that 0 = 1, I will soon prove that you owe to me A billions of >>> dollars, and

Re: Platonia

2011-02-21 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 20 Feb 2011, at 13:13, benjayk wrote: > >> >> >> Brent Meeker-2 wrote: >>> >>> On 2/19/2011 3:39 PM, benjayk wrote: >>>> >>>> Bruno Marchal wrote: >>>> >>>>>

Re: Platonia

2011-02-21 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 20 Feb 2011, at 00:39, benjayk wrote: > >> >> >> Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> >>>> Isn't it enough to say everything that we *could* describe >>>> in mathematics exists "in platonia"

Re: Platonia

2011-02-20 Thread benjayk
Brent Meeker-2 wrote: > > On 2/19/2011 3:39 PM, benjayk wrote: >> >> Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >>> >>>> Isn't it enough to say everything that we *could* describe >>>> in mathematics exists "in platonia"? >>&g

Re: Platonia

2011-02-19 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> Isn't it enough to say everything that we *could* describe >> in mathematics exists "in platonia"? > > The problem is that we can describe much more things than the one we > are able to show consistent, so if you allow what we could describe > you take too much. If

Re: Platonia

2011-02-18 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > > Hi, > > What do you mean by Platonia? > > The kind of Platonia in Tegmark or in Peter's (1Z) post does not make > sense for mathematicians. Even if you are using a theory like Quine's > NF, which allows mathematical universes, you still have no > mathematical des

Re: Maudlin & How many times does COMP have to be false before its false?

2011-02-18 Thread benjayk
1Z wrote: > > > > On Feb 17, 10:38 pm, benjayk wrote: >> Brent Meeker-2 wrote: >> >> > On 2/17/2011 12:27 PM, benjayk wrote: >> >> >> Brent Meeker-2 wrote: >> >> >>> On 2/17/2011 10:14 AM, benjayk wrote: >> >>

Re: Maudlin & How many times does COMP have to be false before its false?

2011-02-18 Thread benjayk
1Z wrote: > > > > On Feb 17, 8:52 pm, benjayk wrote: >> 1Z wrote: >> >> > On Feb 17, 6:14 pm, benjayk wrote: >> >> 1Z wrote: >> >> >> > On Feb 17, 3:10 pm, benjayk wrote: >> >> >> 1Z wrote: >>

Re: Maudlin & How many times does COMP have to be false before its false?

2011-02-17 Thread benjayk
Brent Meeker-2 wrote: > > On 2/17/2011 12:27 PM, benjayk wrote: >> >> Brent Meeker-2 wrote: >> >>> On 2/17/2011 10:14 AM, benjayk wrote: >>> >>>> 1Z wrote: >>>> >>>> >>

Re: Maudlin & How many times does COMP have to be false before its false?

2011-02-17 Thread benjayk
1Z wrote: > > > On Feb 17, 6:14 pm, benjayk wrote: >> 1Z wrote: >> >> > On Feb 17, 3:10 pm, benjayk wrote: >> >> 1Z wrote: >> >> >> >> >> Comp will imply that such a primary matter cannnot interfer at >> all >

Re: Maudlin & How many times does COMP have to be false before its false?

2011-02-17 Thread benjayk
Brent Meeker-2 wrote: > > On 2/17/2011 10:14 AM, benjayk wrote: >> >> 1Z wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Feb 17, 3:10 pm, benjayk wrote: >>> >>>> 1Z wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>&

Re: Maudlin & How many times does COMP have to be false before its false?

2011-02-17 Thread benjayk
1Z wrote: > > > > On Feb 17, 3:10 pm, benjayk wrote: >> 1Z wrote: >> >> >> >> Comp will imply that such a primary matter cannnot interfer at all >> >> >> with your consciousness, so that IF comp is correct physics has to >>

Re: Maudlin & How many times does COMP have to be false before its false?

2011-02-17 Thread benjayk
1Z wrote: > >> >> Comp will imply that such a primary matter cannnot interfer at all >> >> with your consciousness, so that IF comp is correct physics has to be >> >> reduced to number theory, and such a primary matter is an invisible >> >> epiphenomena. >> >> > Physics cannot be eliminated in f

Re: R/ASSA query

2010-01-14 Thread benjayk
I would say the concept of OM moments is, if taken as more then as a fuzzy pointer to some "now", is an oversimplification (or an overcomplexification, depends on your viewpoint), so there is no absolute meaning to ASSA/RSSA. Maybe there is only one observer moment ("eternal life of god", "I AM")

Re: Why I am I?

2010-01-01 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > > On 30 Dec 2009, at 17:07, benjayk wrote: > >> >> >> Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>> They are. Numbers are primitive. The variable x and y represents >>> excusively those numbers. Finite

Re: Why I am I?

2009-12-30 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> Bruno Marchal wrote: > > The theory > explains what exists, and how the rest emerges from it. But then doesn't the "rest" exist, too? I just see a problem with claiming to explain what exi

Re: Why I am I?

2009-12-28 Thread benjayk
I willl not reply to all parts of your post in detail, because I think we mainly discuss semantics on some specific issues. I feel we agree on most things either way, it seems pointless to get > > > > Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >>> It's like a >>> theory saying: "There is something, but don't ak

Re: Why I am I?

2009-12-19 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> Honestly I think you are a bit dishonest to yourself here, since you >> already >> presume the appearance of matter, > > I assume nowhere primitive matter. I do assume "consensual reality". > If not, I would not post message on a list. Well, that was my point. So i

Re: Why I am I?

2009-12-12 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 10 Dec 2009, at 03:23, benjayk wrote: > >> For me numbers don't make independent sense of the appearance (!) of >> matter, >> too. Since I cannot conceive of any meaning of the number 2 without >> reffering to som

Re: Why I am I?

2009-12-10 Thread benjayk
Brent Meeker-2 wrote: > > benjayk wrote: >> Rex Allen wrote: >> >>>> Where could the explanation begin? >>>> >>> I'd say there is no explanation. It just is what it is. As Brent >>> said...it's descriptions all

Re: Why I am I?

2009-12-09 Thread benjayk
Rex Allen wrote: > >> Where could the explanation begin? > > I'd say there is no explanation. It just is what it is. As Brent > said...it's descriptions all the way down. I wouldn't neccesarily disagree, though only if you mean verbal or formal explanation. In a sense our life and our experie

Re: Why I am I?

2009-12-06 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> >> And what do you mean by "stay there"? Forever? Why should you stay >> there >> (can you choose)? And where is there? Is it forgetfulness oder >> remembrance? > > It is very difficult to describe any first person experience. We > cannot even describe normal sta

Re: Why I am I?

2009-12-05 Thread benjayk
Bruno Marchal wrote: > > It is actually an art to find the dosage and the timing so that you > understand better some, well, let us say statements you get there. One > is just impossible to memorize, or you stay there, and a copy is send > here. This is a copy effect experimented by a reas

Re: Why I am I?

2009-12-02 Thread benjayk
soulcatcher-2 wrote: > > Hi all, > every time I read about the anthropic reasoning in physics I can't > help asking the more general question: > "Why I am I, not somebody else?" > Why I see through _this_ eyes, am confined to _this_ brain, was born > in _this_ year, etc? > This question seems to

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