Counterfactual Logic Gates

2020-02-01 Thread Philip Thrift
harlie) and the output (Alice) of the proposed counterfactual logic gate are not within the same station but rather separated in three different locations. We show that there is no need to pre-arrange entanglement for the gate, and more importantly, there is no real physical particles traveling among Alic

Re: Counterfactual Definiteness

2016-04-18 Thread John Mikes
Bruno et al: I think *"definiteness"* is always counterfactual since it *MUST* deny the potential influences from unknown factors (domains, a/effects, even some definitely counterfactual influences we do not recognize as such at all). It is a consequence of our agnostic view (as I

Re: Counterfactual Definiteness

2016-04-17 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 16 Apr 2016, at 01:46, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 16/04/2016 12:20 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 Apr 2016, at 14:31, Bruce Kellett wrote: It is interesting that you have not answered my question about what exactly you mean by 'counterfactual definiteness' so that we know what you mean

Counterfactual Definiteness

2016-04-15 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 16/04/2016 12:20 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 Apr 2016, at 14:31, Bruce Kellett wrote: It is interesting that you have not answered my question about what exactly you mean by 'counterfactual definiteness' so that we know what you mean when you say that a theory is not counterfactually

RE: Counterfactual?

2006-09-02 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Peter Jones writes: Physical determinism is the idea that the future is genrated form the persent by rigid physical laws. As opposed to the idea that the future is fixed becasue it is already there, like the end of a movie which is already in the can , and need not bear any logical

RE: Counterfactual?

2006-09-02 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Peter Jones writes: But is there any sense in which we as humans are any more free than billiard balls or dice beyond the fact that we *feel* we are free? There may be. For instance, freedom might be a combination of indeterminism and rational self-control. I have a strong feeling

Re: Counterfactual?

2006-09-02 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 31-août-06, à 12:59, Stathis Papaioannou a écrit : But is there any sense in which we as humans are any more free than billiard balls or dice beyond the fact that we *feel* we are free? I have a strong feeling that my free will is not randomness and not determinism: is there

RE: Counterfactual?

2006-08-31 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Peter Jones writes: Stathis Papaioannou wrote: John Mikes writes: Peter: ... A counterfactual is a COUNTERfactual - -it is something that could have happenned but didn't. There is no reason why we should be conscious of in things we coudl have done but didn't. ... JM

Re: Counterfactual?

2006-08-31 Thread 1Z
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: Peter Jones writes: Stathis Papaioannou wrote: John Mikes writes: Peter: ... A counterfactual is a COUNTERfactual - -it is something that could have happenned but didn't. There is no reason why we should be conscious of in things we coudl

RE: Counterfactual?

2006-08-30 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
John Mikes writes: Peter: ... A counterfactual is a COUNTERfactual - -it is something that could have happenned but didn't. There is no reason why we should be conscious of in things we coudl have done but didn't. ... JM: It could not have happened in another way if it did happen

Re: Counterfactual?

2006-08-30 Thread 1Z
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: John Mikes writes: Peter: ... A counterfactual is a COUNTERfactual - -it is something that could have happenned but didn't. There is no reason why we should be conscious of in things we coudl have done but didn't. ... JM: It could not have happened

Re: Counterfactual?

2006-08-30 Thread John M
of a Multiverse), consisting of unlimited and unlimitedly different universes. We just cannot think otherwise. (Maybe some of us can on this list). John Mikes John M --- 1Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stathis Papaioannou wrote: John Mikes writes: Peter: ... A counterfactual

Re: Counterfactual?

2006-08-30 Thread 1Z
. If the mathematical model is accurate, and it allows different outcomes under different circumstances, then the physical reality it models prsumable has counterfactual possibilities. Of course we see the difference between mental simulation and observation (who knows the truth?) but to keep

Counterfactual?

2006-08-29 Thread jamikes
- Original Message - From: 1Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 10:41 AM Subject: Re: computationalism and supervenience Peter: ... A counterfactual is a COUNTERfactual - -it is something that could have happenned