Mixed State vs Superposition of States for Schrodinger's cat

2021-04-08 Thread Alan Grayson
When the box is closed, and before the measurement, why can't it be claimed that the Cat is in a Mixed State, not a Superposition of States? Only the latter leads to the paradox of a cat which is Alive and Dead simultaneously. AG -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: Qualia and communicability

2021-04-08 Thread 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List
On 4/8/2021 12:38 PM, Jason Resch wrote: Hi Telmo, Thank you for these links, they are very helpful in articulating the problem. I think you are right about there being some connection between communication of qualia and the symbol grounding problem. I used to think there were two kinds

Re: Qualia and communicability

2021-04-08 Thread Jason Resch
Hi Telmo, Thank you for these links, they are very helpful in articulating the problem. I think you are right about there being some connection between communication of qualia and the symbol grounding problem. I used to think there were two kinds of knowledge: 1. Third-person sharable

Re: Qualia and communicability

2021-04-08 Thread Telmo Menezes
Hi Jason, I believe that you are alluding to what is known in Cognitive Science as the "Symbol Grounding Problem": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol_grounding_problem My intuition goes in the same direction as yours, that of "procedural semantics". Furthermore, I am inclined to believe that

Re: Q Anon is the tip of the iceberg

2021-04-08 Thread Telmo Menezes
> >> There is also Boris Johnson, who is Britain's Trump, Bolsonaro, who is >> Brazil's Trump, etc. > > Maybe for Bolsonaro. But Boris Johnson is not comparable to Trump. I did fear > that he could be like Trump, but he is not. Johnson is not an enemy of > democracy. Trump is. That’s what I