Hi all,
Long-time listener, first-time caller.
My favourite answer to the Fermi Paradox has been that the aliens are
using nearly-perfect compression or encryption for their radio signals
(if they're using radio), and that's why all we can detect is noise.
However, tonight another answer
Dear Stephen,
snip
Comp, I am claiming requires more than just the mere a priori
existence
of AR (Platonic theory of Numbers), it requires a means to relate them
to
one another.
Numbers are related by addition and multiplication. With Church thesis
(+ Godel or Matiyasevich) that
Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
Bruno Marchal writes (quoting SP):
Of course, it is not possible for a third person observer to be
certain about first person mental states, and this would apply to our
--- Brent Meeker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
SNIP previous
I we actually tried duplication, then as in all
communication technologies, there would be errors
and the duplication would not be perfect. But then
the question arises, could the duplicate have
all the memories and personality of
Friends:
whoever is interested in the real background of the
stories behind the Fermi Paradox - and did not read
this so far - should click
http://www.setileague.org/askdr/hungary.htm
and read it.
I wanted to write the story, but first checked Google
for authenticity and found this Wikipedia
Ron, Bruno, et al.:
I posted a rather 'easy' URL to the subject right now.
More seriously:
Alien (extraterrestrial, extrasolarian, extragalatical
and I could add: extrauniversal (and I try to evade
that unidentifiable life word) intelligence
(though similarly hard to identify to wider consent)
Bruno Marchal wrote:
Dear Stephen,
snip
Comp, I am claiming requires more than just the mere a priori
existence
of AR (Platonic theory of Numbers), it requires a means to relate them
to
one another.
Numbers are related by addition and multiplication. With Church thesis
Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
Brent Meeker writes (quoting SP)
I don't understand why you [Bruno Marchal] say
if duplication (at any level) is a death sentence, then comp is wrong.
There must be a *minimal* level of duplication fidelity below which
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