Boltzmann Brains, consciousness and the arrow of time

2008-12-31 Thread Hal Finney
Sometimes we consider here the nature of consciousness, whether observer moments need to be linked to one another, the role of causality in consciousness, etc. I thought of an interesting puzzle about Boltzmann Brains which offers a new twist to these questions. As most readers are aware,

Re: Boltzmann Brains, consciousness and the arrow of time

2008-12-31 Thread Brent Meeker
Hal Finney wrote: Sometimes we consider here the nature of consciousness, whether observer moments need to be linked to one another, the role of causality in consciousness, etc. I thought of an interesting puzzle about Boltzmann Brains which offers a new twist to these questions. As most

Re: KIM 2.2 and 2.3

2008-12-31 Thread Kim Jones
On 01/01/2009, at 11:20 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: I have also a theory according to which british humour is obtined by taking classical logic seriously enough. The comical effect comes from the fact that in the real work classical logic NEVER works. The Court Jester's First Law: