reality, a non-computable fractal ?

2009-05-15 Thread Lennart Nilsson
This looks interesting. Has it been noticed here? The Invariant Set Hypothesis: A New Geometric Framework for the Foundations of Quantum Theory and the Role Played by Gravity Authors: T.N.Palmer http://arxiv.org/find/quant-ph/1/au:+Palmer_T/0/1/0/all/0/1 (Submitted on 5 Dec 2008 (v1

Re: Victor Korotkikh

2009-05-15 Thread ronaldheld
Bruno: I will wait for your most recent UDA to be posted here. I have problems with infinite time and resources for your computations, if done in this physical Universe. Ronald On May 14, 12:22 pm, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be

Re: No MWI

2009-05-15 Thread ronaldheld
I still do not see any arguments against what I read, that one Universe fits observations better than the MWI. Ronald On May 15, 1:01 am, daddycay...@msn.com wrote: On May 14, 9:47 pm, daddycay...@msn.com wrote: On May 14, 4:45 

Re: No MWI

2009-05-15 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 15 May 2009, at 14:27, ronaldheld wrote: I still do not see any arguments against what I read, that one Universe fits observations better than the MWI. Just comp predicts many worlds/histories and the fact they play a key role in the statistics of experiences. But with QM, many

Re: Consciousness is information?

2009-05-15 Thread Bruno Marchal
Hi Jesse, On 15 May 2009, at 06:32, Jesse Mazer wrote: Maudlin shows that you can reduce almost arbitrarily the amount of physical activity for running any computation, and keep their computational genuineness through the use of inert material. So the isomorphism you introduce vanish

Re: 3-PoV from 1 PoV?

2009-05-15 Thread Stephen Paul King
Hi Bruno, - Original Message - From: Bruno Marchal To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:35 AM Subject: Re: 3-PoV from 1 PoV? Hi Stephen, On 13 May 2009, at 22:20, Stephen Paul King wrote: snip By relagating

Re: No MWI

2009-05-15 Thread Jason Resch
David Deutsch gives this convincing argument against a single world: that one can't explain how quantum computers work without postulating other universes. The evidence for the multiverse, according to Deutsch, is equally overwhelming. Admittedly, it's indirect, he says. But then, we can detect

Re: No MWI

2009-05-15 Thread russell standish
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 05:40:09PM -0500, Jason Resch wrote: Deutsch. If the number is 64, people can shut their eyes but if it's 1064, they will no longer be able to pretend. Jason Hopefully you meant 10^64, not 1064, which is not all that startling. --