Re: Comp: Geometry Is A Zombie

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 19:23, John Clark wrote: On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: Then why can't a one dimensional Turing machine do geometry, It can solve geometry problems, Yes. but it can't generate geometric forms. Can you generate geometric forms? Your

Re: The duplicators and the restorers

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 20:36, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 7:26 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Experiences cannot be duplicated literally, because I suspect that unique is the only thing that experiences can literally be. I agree with this, in the sense that this follows also from

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 20:44, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:46:23 PM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 17:35, Craig Weinberg wrote: Wouldn’t Simulated Intelligence be a more appropriate term than Artificial Intelligence? A better term would be

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 20:46, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:04 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 03:03, meekerdb wrote: On 2/12/2013 5:28 PM, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:05:37AM -0800, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:38:21 PM UTC-5, stathisp wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: Whether the intelligence has the same associated consciousness or not is a matter for debate, but not the intelligence itself.

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 21:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:56:05 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 12 Feb 2013, at 20:05, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that we are making an assumption about what a proposition is.

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:08, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/13/2013 2:46 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:04 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 03:03, meekerdb wrote: On 2/12/2013 5:28 PM, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:05:37AM -0800, Craig Weinberg wrote: When

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:40, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 5:11:32 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/13/2013 2:58 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:35 AM, Craig Weinberg wrote: Wouldn�t Simulated Intelligence be a more appropriate term than Artificial

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:51, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/13/2013 5:40 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: [SPK wrote} What difference that makes a difference does that make in the grand scheme of things? The point is that we cannot 'prove' that we are not in a gigantic simulation. Yeah, we cannot prove

Re: How can intelligence be physical ?

2013-02-14 Thread socra...@bezeqint.net
Intuitive Understanding Of Euler’s Formula http://betterexplained.com/articles/intuitive-understanding-of-eulers-formula/#comment-190704 =…. On Feb 14, 8:48 am, socra...@bezeqint.net socra...@bezeqint.net wrote:      Euler's Equation and the Reality of Nature. =. Mr. Dexter Sinister  

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/14/2013 10:40 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:08, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/13/2013 2:46 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:04 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 03:03, meekerdb wrote: On 2/12/2013 5:28 PM, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/14/2013 10:49 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:51, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/13/2013 5:40 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: [SPK wrote} What difference that makes a difference does that make in the grand scheme of things? The point is that we cannot 'prove' that we

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:37, Stephen P. King wrote, to Craig Weinberg Baudrillard is not talking about consciousness in particular, only the sum of whatever is in the original which is not accessible in the copy. His phrase 'profound reality' is apt though. If you don't experience a profound

Re: How can intelligence be physical ?

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 14 Feb 2013, at 08:48, socra...@bezeqint.net wrote: Euler's Equation and the Reality of Nature. =. Mr. Dexter Sinister wrote: ‘ I understand Euler's Identity, and I know what it means, and I know how to prove it, there's nothing particularly mystical about it, it just demonstrates that

Re: How can intelligence be physical ?

2013-02-14 Thread Telmo Menezes
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 6:39 PM, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 Telmo Menezes te...@telmomenezes.com wrote: So far, nobody has been able to figure out a learning algorithm as generic as the one our brains contains. The developers of Watson have come very close

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 14 Feb 2013, at 17:01, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/14/2013 10:40 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:08, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/13/2013 2:46 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:04 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 03:03, meekerdb wrote: On 2/12/2013 5:28

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 14 Feb 2013, at 17:02, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/14/2013 10:49 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:51, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/13/2013 5:40 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: [SPK wrote} What difference that makes a difference does that make in the grand scheme of things? The

Re: The duplicators and the restorers

2013-02-14 Thread meekerdb
On 2/14/2013 3:58 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 20:36, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 7:26 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Experiences cannot be duplicated literally, because I suspect that unique is the only thing that experiences can literally be. I agree with this, in the sense

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/14/2013 11:20 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:37, Stephen P. King wrote, to Craig Weinberg Baudrillard is not talking about consciousness in particular, only the sum of whatever is in the original which is not accessible in the copy. His phrase 'profound reality' is apt

Re: How can intelligence be physical ?

2013-02-14 Thread John Clark
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 Telmo Menezes te...@telmomenezes.com wrote: there aren't as many brain surgeon-level fields that require maniacal focus for competence as people seem to think. I would maintain that for the last 200 years every major advance in science or mathematics has come from

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:46:26 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:09 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: [SPK wrote: ]I like the idea of a Matrix universe exactly for that reason; it takes resources to 'run' it. No free lunch, even for universes!!! You can still

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/14/2013 5:45 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:46:26 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:09 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: [SPK wrote: ]I like the idea of a Matrix universe exactly for that reason; it takes resources to 'run'

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:03:51 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/14/2013 5:45 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:46:26 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:09 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: [SPK wrote: ]I like the idea of a

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:08 AM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: I think you're conflating intelligence with consciousness. Funny, someone else accused me of the same thing already today: You've conflating 'real intelligence' with conscious experience. Real or literal

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/14/2013 6:08 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: I don't think there are any models or systems at all. Not physically. There are only presentations and re-presentations. Habits and inertia. I agree, they cannot be physical at all, they are representations not things-in-themselves (objects).

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:52:21 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/14/2013 6:08 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: I don't think there are any models or systems at all. Not physically. There are only presentations and re-presentations. Habits and inertia. I agree, they cannot

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:45:27 PM UTC-5, stathisp wrote: On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:08 AM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: I think you're conflating intelligence with consciousness. Funny, someone else accused me of the same thing already today:

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/14/2013 6:45 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:08 AM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: I think you're conflating intelligence with consciousness. Funny, someone else accused me of the same thing already today: You've conflating 'real intelligence' with

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/14/2013 9:43 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:52:21 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/14/2013 6:08 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: I don't think there are any models or systems at all. Not physically. There are only presentations and

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread freqflyer07281972
Dear Bruno, I would like to know what 'doxastic models of consciousness' means, as well as what means S4Grz - I know Craig was the one who originally used the term 'doxastic models' but you seemed to know right away what that meant, so I'd like to know from your perspective what it means;

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:17:08 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/14/2013 9:43 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:52:21 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/14/2013 6:08 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: I don't think there are any models or

Re: How can intelligence be physical ?

2013-02-14 Thread socra...@bezeqint.net
The learned men confuse the mathematical tools with the physical reality and therefore we have math-physical fairy-tales. =. On Feb 14, 5:39 pm, Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: On 14 Feb 2013, at 08:48, socra...@bezeqint.net wrote:     Euler's Equation and the Reality of Nature.

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/14/2013 11:34 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:17:08 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/14/2013 9:43 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:52:21 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 2/14/2013 6:08 PM, Craig

Re: Chosen-ness

2013-02-14 Thread freqflyer07281972
On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:15:53 PM UTC-5, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 7:05:39 PM UTC-5, freqflyer07281972 wrote: Hi Craig, Thank you for your very well considered point of view on my original post. I have some interjections that I would enjoy hearing

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread John Clark
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: * *Wouldn’t Simulated Intelligence be a more appropriate term than Artificial Intelligence? Yes that euphemism could have advantages, it might make the last human being feel a little better about himself just before the Jupiter

Re: Chosen-ness

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/15/2013 12:05 AM, freqflyer07281972 wrote: Sure, but they are ontological conjugates, i.e. you can be chosen locally without having the ability to make choices yourself (theoretically anyways), but you can't be chosen without the presence of some choosing agency in the

Re: Simulated Intelligence Mini-Manifesto

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/15/2013 12:23 AM, John Clark wrote: On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com mailto:whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: * *Wouldn’t Simulated Intelligence be a more appropriate term than Artificial Intelligence? Yes that euphemism could have advantages, it might make

Re: Chosen-ness

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/15/2013 12:38 AM, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/15/2013 12:05 AM, freqflyer07281972 wrote: Sure, but they are ontological conjugates, i.e. you can be chosen locally without having the ability to make choices yourself (theoretically anyways), but you can't be chosen without the