On 11 Nov 2009, at 19:52, Brent Meeker wrote:
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> Bruno Marchal wrote:
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>> On 10 Nov 2009, at 19:29, Brent Meeker wrote:
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>>> But this seems like creating a problem where none existed. The
>>> factorial is a certain function, the brain performs a certain
>>> function.
>>> Now you
Bruno Marchal wrote:
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> On 10 Nov 2009, at 19:29, Brent Meeker wrote:
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>> But this seems like creating a problem where none existed. The
>> factorial is a certain function, the brain performs a certain function.
>> Now you say we will formalize the concept of function in order to study
Rex Allen wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Brent Meeker
>> That's why I say I take it as an ansatz - "Let's consider
>> all possible computations and see if we can pick out physics and the
>> brain and consciousness from them."
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> I would think that it's pretty much a given t
On 11 Nov 2009, at 08:48, Rex Allen wrote:
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> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Brent Meeker
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>> That's why I say I take it as an ansatz - "Let's consider
>> all possible computations and see if we can pick out physics and the
>> brain and consciousness from them."
>
> I would think that it
On 10 Nov 2009, at 19:29, Brent Meeker wrote:
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> But this seems like creating a problem where none existed. The
> factorial is a certain function, the brain performs a certain
> function.
> Now you say we will formalize the concept of function in order to
> study
> what the brain does and
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