Re: The infinite list of random numbers

2001-11-09 Thread Neil Lion
It's undefinable. You're just as likely to get all zeros, or all ones, as you are to get any arrangement of numbers you care to mention (or can mention); the probability being 0 for each, I suppose. The difference is, there are some infinite binary strings of numbers you cannot define without

Re: The infinite list of random numbers

2001-11-09 Thread Neil Lion
. So with probability one you don't get only zeros. There is a theorem that says that any finite arbitrary configuration will appear an infinite number of times in an infinite random sequence with probability one. Saibal Neil Lion wrote: It's undefinable. You're just as likely to get all

Re: Free will/consciousness/ineffability

2001-10-02 Thread Neil Lion
- Original Message - From: Marchal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 4:59 PM Subject: Re: Free will/consciousness/ineffability Because the state of a computer exists at a level at which it can be perfectly known, copied or