Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-16 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 15 Sep 2016, at 17:38, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: snip FWIW, I think you've solved the mind-body problem by eliminating the body. AG Exactly. The body/matter loss its ontology, and the mind-body problem is reduced into the problem of justifying the laws of physics from some s

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-15 Thread agrayson2000
On Monday, September 12, 2016 at 4:46:16 PM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Monday, September 12, 2016 at 2:14:18 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 11 Sep 2016, at 20:48, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 12:02:03 PM UTC-6, Bruno Marcha

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-13 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Sep 2016, at 00:46, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: [SNIP] On Monday, September 12, 2016 at 2:14:18 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 11 Sep 2016, at 20:48, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: You create them by virtue of what you DO, say in an experiment. Or do you back off from the

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-12 Thread agrayson2000
On Monday, September 12, 2016 at 2:14:18 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 11 Sep 2016, at 20:48, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 12:02:03 PM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 10 Sep 2016, at 19:43, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Saturda

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-12 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 11 Sep 2016, at 20:48, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 12:02:03 PM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 10 Sep 2016, at 19:43, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 1:45:56 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Sep 2016, at 19:14,

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-11 Thread agrayson2000
On Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 12:02:03 PM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 10 Sep 2016, at 19:43, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 1:45:56 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 09 Sep 2016, at 19:14, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Frida

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-11 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 10 Sep 2016, at 23:41, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 11:43:55 AM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 1:45:56 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Sep 2016, at 19:14, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, Septe

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-11 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 10 Sep 2016, at 19:43, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 1:45:56 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Sep 2016, at 19:14, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 10:38:55 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Sep 2016, at 16:08,

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-11 Thread agrayson2000
On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 8:35:02 AM UTC-6, Jason wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Alan Grayson > wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Bruno Marchal > > wrote: >> >>> >>> On 08 Sep 2016, at 21:43, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, September

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-10 Thread agrayson2000
On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 11:43:55 AM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 1:45:56 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 09 Sep 2016, at 19:14, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 10:38:55 AM UTC-6, Bruno Ma

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-10 Thread agrayson2000
On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 1:45:56 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 09 Sep 2016, at 19:14, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 10:38:55 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 09 Sep 2016, at 16:08, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Friday

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 09 Sep 2016, at 19:14, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 10:38:55 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Sep 2016, at 16:08, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 7:56:27 AM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:46 AM,

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-09 Thread agrayson2000
On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 10:38:55 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 09 Sep 2016, at 16:08, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 7:56:27 AM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Bruno Marchal > > wrote: >> >>> >>> On 08 S

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-09 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 09 Sep 2016, at 16:08, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 7:56:27 AM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 08 Sep 2016, at 21:43, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 1:15:15 PM UT

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-09 Thread Alan Grayson
On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 8:34 AM, Jason Resch wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Alan Grayson >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> On 08 Sep 2016, at 21:43, agrayson2.

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-09 Thread Alan Grayson
On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 8:34 AM, Jason Resch wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Alan Grayson > wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >>> >>> On 08 Sep 2016, at 21:43, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 1:1

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-09 Thread Jason Resch
On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> >> On 08 Sep 2016, at 21:43, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 1:15:15 PM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 08 Sep 2016, at 18:22

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-09 Thread agrayson2000
On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 7:46:58 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 08 Sep 2016, at 21:43, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 1:15:15 PM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 08 Sep 2016, at 18:22, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-09 Thread agrayson2000
On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 7:56:27 AM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> >> On 08 Sep 2016, at 21:43, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 1:15:15 PM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 0

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-09 Thread Alan Grayson
On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > On 08 Sep 2016, at 21:43, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 1:15:15 PM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 08 Sep 2016, at 18:22, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 8, 201

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-09 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 08 Sep 2016, at 21:43, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 1:15:15 PM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 08 Sep 2016, at 18:22, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 7:53:23 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Sep 2016, at 20:06,

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-08 Thread agrayson2000
On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 1:15:15 PM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 08 Sep 2016, at 18:22, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 7:53:23 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 07 Sep 2016, at 20:06, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wednes

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-08 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 08 Sep 2016, at 18:22, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 7:53:23 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Sep 2016, at 20:06, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 11:16:38 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 06 Sep 2016, at 17:42

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-08 Thread agrayson2000
On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 10:22:04 AM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 7:53:23 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 07 Sep 2016, at 20:06, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 11:16:38 AM UTC-6, Bruno M

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-08 Thread agrayson2000
On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 7:53:23 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 07 Sep 2016, at 20:06, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 11:16:38 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 06 Sep 2016, at 17:42, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Tues

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-08 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 07 Sep 2016, at 21:27, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 11:00:03 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 06 Sep 2016, at 12:38, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: I understand your pov. It has but one problem. You ignore the elephant in the room; namely, those othe

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-08 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 07 Sep 2016, at 20:06, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 11:16:38 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 06 Sep 2016, at 17:42, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 4:38:53 AM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: I understand your pov

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-07 Thread agrayson2000
On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 11:00:03 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 06 Sep 2016, at 12:38, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > I understand your pov. It has but one problem. You ignore the elephant in > the room; namely, those other worlds or universes necessary for the > outcomes n

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-07 Thread agrayson2000
On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 11:16:38 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 06 Sep 2016, at 17:42, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 4:38:53 AM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com > wrote: >> >> I understand your pov. It has but one problem. You ignore the eleph

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-07 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 06 Sep 2016, at 17:42, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 4:38:53 AM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: I understand your pov. It has but one problem. You ignore the elephant in the room; namely, those other worlds or universes necessary for the outcomes no

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-07 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 06 Sep 2016, at 12:38, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: I understand your pov. It has but one problem. You ignore the elephant in the room; namely, those other worlds or universes necessary for the outcomes not measured in this world to be realized. But you have an out, stated in another p

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-06 Thread agrayson2000
On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 9:42:36 AM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 4:38:53 AM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com > wrote: >> >> I understand your pov. It has but one problem. You ignore the elephant in >> the room; namely, those other worlds or unive

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-06 Thread agrayson2000
On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 4:38:53 AM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > I understand your pov. It has but one problem. You ignore the elephant in > the room; namely, those other worlds or universes necessary for the > outcomes not measured in this world to be realized. But you have a

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-06 Thread agrayson2000
I understand your pov. It has but one problem. You ignore the elephant in the room; namely, those other worlds or universes necessary for the outcomes not measured in this world to be realized. But you have an out, stated in another posts. They form part of your imagination. Not good enough fro

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-06 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 05 Sep 2016, at 19:31, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 8:08:12 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Sep 2016, at 20:27, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: Bruno, thank you for a detailed response. Most of it is above my pay grade, but I will check some of your lin

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-05 Thread agrayson2000
On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 8:08:12 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 04 Sep 2016, at 20:27, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > Bruno, thank you for a detailed response. Most of it is above my pay > grade, but I will check some of your links and see what I can make of them. > > > OK. > >

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 Sep 2016, at 20:27, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: Bruno, thank you for a detailed response. Most of it is above my pay grade, but I will check some of your links and see what I can make of them. OK. As for the MWI, I have a simple approach. If I went to LV and played a slot mach

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 05 Sep 2016, at 00:52, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 3:11:49 PM UTC-6, scerir wrote: Messaggio originale Da: "Alan Grayson" Data: 30/08/2016 18.23 A: "Everything List" Ogg: Re: Aaronson/Penrose Here's an article o

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2016-09-04 Thread 'scerir' via Everything List
Messaggio originale Da: agrayson2...@gmail.com Data: 05/09/2016 0.52 A: "Everything List" Cc: Ogg: Re: Re: Aaronson/Penrose On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 3:11:49 PM UTC-6, scerir wrote: Messaggio originale Da: "Alan Grayson" Data:

Re: Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-04 Thread agrayson2000
On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 3:11:49 PM UTC-6, scerir wrote: > > > > Messaggio originale > Da: "Alan Grayson" > > Data: 30/08/2016 18.23 > A: "Everything List"> > Ogg: Re: Aaronson/Penrose > > Here's an article of interest.

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2016-09-04 Thread 'scerir' via Everything List
Messaggio originale Da: "Alan Grayson" Data: 30/08/2016 18.23 A: "Everything List" Ogg: Re: Aaronson/Penrose Here's an article of interest. FWIW, I don't believe the no-signalling theorem puts this issue to rest. AGhttp://people.uleth.ca/~kent.p

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-04 Thread agrayson2000
Bruno, thank you for a detailed response. Most of it is above my pay grade, but I will check some of your links and see what I can make of them. As for the MWI, I have a simple approach. If I went to LV and played a slot machine for a single trial or outcome, and someone asked me what happened

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 Sep 2016, at 21:02, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11:52:55 AM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 11:27 AM, wrote: On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11:07:09 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 31 Aug 2016, at 20:30, agrays...@gmail.com

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-03 Thread agrayson2000
On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11:52:55 AM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 11:27 AM, wrote: > >> >> >> On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11:07:09 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >>> >>> On 31 Aug 2016, at 20:30, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday,

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-02 Thread Alan Grayson
On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 11:27 AM, wrote: > > > On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11:07:09 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> >> On 31 Aug 2016, at 20:30, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 11:17:22 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 30 Aug 2016, at 18

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-02 Thread agrayson2000
On Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11:07:09 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 31 Aug 2016, at 20:30, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 11:17:22 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 30 Aug 2016, at 18:23, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Friday, June 1

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-02 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 31 Aug 2016, at 20:30, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 11:17:22 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 30 Aug 2016, at 18:23, Alan Grayson wrote: On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 6:10:41 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote: On 11/06/2016 3:56 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: > On 10

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-02 Thread agrayson2000
On Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 10:29:05 PM UTC-6, agrays...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 11:17:22 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 30 Aug 2016, at 18:23, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 6:10:41 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote: >>> >>> O

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-09-01 Thread agrayson2000
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 11:17:22 AM UTC-6, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 30 Aug 2016, at 18:23, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 6:10:41 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote: >> >> On 11/06/2016 3:56 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> > On 10 Jun 2016, at 03:02, Bruce Kellett wrote: >

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-08-31 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 30 Aug 2016, at 18:23, Alan Grayson wrote: On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 6:10:41 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote: On 11/06/2016 3:56 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: > On 10 Jun 2016, at 03:02, Bruce Kellett wrote: >> On 10/06/2016 1:41 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> On 09 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrot

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-08-30 Thread Alan Grayson
On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 6:10:41 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote: > > On 11/06/2016 3:56 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > On 10 Jun 2016, at 03:02, Bruce Kellett wrote: > >> On 10/06/2016 1:41 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >>> On 09 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: > In other words, FPI is jus

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-10 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 11/06/2016 3:56 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 10 Jun 2016, at 03:02, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 10/06/2016 1:41 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: In other words, FPI is just the statement that Alice and Bob have to look to find out which of the (+,+'), (+,-'

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 10 Jun 2016, at 03:02, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 10/06/2016 1:41 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: In other words, FPI is just the statement that Alice and Bob have to look to find out which of the (+,+'), (+,-'), (-,+'), or (-,-') worlds they are in.

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-09 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 10/06/2016 1:41 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 09 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: In other words, FPI is just the statement that Alice and Bob have to look to find out which of the (+,+'), (+,-'), (-,+'), or (-,-') worlds they are in. I don't think that actually adds anything signific

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-09 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 09 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 9/06/2016 3:51 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 13:46, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 7/06/2016 6:57 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 04:24, Bruce Kellett wrote: That sounds like you actually do accept the standard concept of

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-08 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 9/06/2016 3:51 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 13:46, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 7/06/2016 6:57 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 04:24, Bruce Kellett wrote: That sounds like you actually do accept the standard concept of non-locality in quantum mechanics! Spacelike sepa

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-08 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 07 Jun 2016, at 13:46, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 7/06/2016 6:57 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 04:24, Bruce Kellett wrote: That sounds like you actually do accept the standard concept of non-locality in quantum mechanics! Spacelike separated particles can interfere probabili

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-08 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 07 Jun 2016, at 11:03, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 7/06/2016 6:57 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 04:24, Bruce Kellett wrote: That is just playing with words, and Deutsch's approach reduces the concept of "separate worlds" to meaninglessness -- the concept becomes so fluid as t

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-08 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 07 Jun 2016, at 20:06, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/7/2016 1:57 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 04:24, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 7/06/2016 2:00 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 06 Jun 2016, at 03:20, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 9:44 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: But it makes no s

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-07 Thread Brent Meeker
On 6/7/2016 4:21 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 8/06/2016 2:35 am, smitra wrote: On 07-06-2016 11:03, Bruce Kellett wrote: That is false. As I explained earlier in the post, decoherence into the warm thermal environment will always result in IR photons. These escape at the velocity of light an

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-07 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 8/06/2016 2:35 am, smitra wrote: On 07-06-2016 11:03, Bruce Kellett wrote: That is false. As I explained earlier in the post, decoherence into the warm thermal environment will always result in IR photons. These escape at the velocity of light and can never be captured to be returned -- thi

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-07 Thread Brent Meeker
On 6/7/2016 1:57 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 04:24, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 7/06/2016 2:00 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 06 Jun 2016, at 03:20, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 9:44 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: But it makes no sense to say that particles 1 and 2, when separat

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-07 Thread smitra
On 07-06-2016 11:03, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 7/06/2016 6:57 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 04:24, Bruce Kellett wrote: That is just playing with words, and Deutsch's approach reduces the concept of "separate worlds" to meaninglessness -- the concept becomes so fluid as to become

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-07 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 7/06/2016 6:57 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 04:24, Bruce Kellett wrote: That sounds like you actually do accept the standard concept of non-locality in quantum mechanics! Spacelike separated particles can interfere probabilistically without any possible interactions (mechani

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-07 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 7/06/2016 6:57 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 07 Jun 2016, at 04:24, Bruce Kellett wrote: That is just playing with words, and Deutsch's approach reduces the concept of "separate worlds" to meaninglessness -- the concept becomes so fluid as to become useless. One is very much better advised t

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-07 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 07 Jun 2016, at 04:24, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 7/06/2016 2:00 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 06 Jun 2016, at 03:20, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 9:44 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: But it makes no sense to say that particles 1 and 2, when separated, belongs to the same branches. Bell can s

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-06 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 7/06/2016 2:00 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 06 Jun 2016, at 03:20, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 9:44 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: But it makes no sense to say that particles 1 and 2, when separated, belongs to the same branches. Bell can say that because it assumes only one branch (so to

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-06 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 06 Jun 2016, at 03:20, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 9:44 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Jun 2016, at 08:39, Bruce Kellett wrote: another instance of FPI. I think that you have to do a bit more work on this changed approach to non-locality: I think you will find that the argument d

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-06 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 05 Jun 2016, at 23:41, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/5/2016 4:01 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Jun 2016, at 01:26, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 3:31 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 4/06/2016 4:16 am, Brent Meeker wrote: If the world is a si

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2016-06-06 Thread 'scerir' via Everything List
Precisely. I think there is some degree of confusion around the terms 'local' and 'non-local'. The wave function is non-local in that it refers to the two separated particles as a single entity, without specifying any particular interaction between them. This is a simple consequ

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 6/06/2016 3:18 pm, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/5/2016 6:20 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 9:44 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Jun 2016, at 08:39, Bruce Kellett wrote: another instance of FPI. I think that you have to do a bit more work on this changed approach to non-locality: I think

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Brent Meeker
On 6/5/2016 6:20 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 9:44 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Jun 2016, at 08:39, Bruce Kellett wrote: another instance of FPI. I think that you have to do a bit more work on this changed approach to non-locality: I think you will find that the argument does not

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 5/06/2016 9:44 pm, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Jun 2016, at 08:39, Bruce Kellett wrote: another instance of FPI. I think that you have to do a bit more work on this changed approach to non-locality: I think you will find that the argument does not work like the FPI account of apparent indet

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 6/06/2016 9:24 am, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/5/2016 4:05 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: I don't think anyone (except Joy Christian) argues that Bell's theorem does not apply in MWI - I certainly don't think that. That was the central argument that sought to establish that MWI was local -- MWIers

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 6/06/2016 7:41 am, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/5/2016 4:01 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Jun 2016, at 01:26, Bruce Kellett wrote: Locally, Alice and Bob can simulate anything they like, and they can simulate universes with non-local hidden variables, and predict that within those worlds th

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Brent Meeker
On 6/5/2016 4:05 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: I don't think anyone (except Joy Christian) argues that Bell's theorem does not apply in MWI - I certainly don't think that. That was the central argument that sought to establish that MWI was local -- MWIers claim that Bell assumed something in his

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 6/06/2016 7:39 am, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/4/2016 11:39 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: I think you are trying to move the goal posts here The original argument about non-locality in MWI was the contention by people like Price, Tipler, Brown, and Christian that Bell made certain assumptions

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Brent Meeker
On 6/5/2016 4:01 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 05 Jun 2016, at 01:26, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 3:31 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 4/06/2016 4:16 am, Brent Meeker wrote: If the world is a simulation, i.e. is being computed by a Turing mac

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Brent Meeker
On 6/4/2016 11:39 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 3:31 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: Sure, Bell's theorem only rules out local hidden variables. If you simulate non-local hidden variables (i.e., get the separated experimenters to communicate n

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 05 Jun 2016, at 08:39, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 3:31 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: Sure, Bell's theorem only rules out local hidden variables. If you simulate non-local hidden variables (i.e., get the separated experimenters to communi

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 05 Jun 2016, at 01:26, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 5/06/2016 3:31 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 4/06/2016 4:16 am, Brent Meeker wrote: If the world is a simulation, i.e. is being computed by a Turing machine, then the computation can implement non

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-04 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 5/06/2016 3:31 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: Sure, Bell's theorem only rules out local hidden variables. If you simulate non-local hidden variables (i.e., get the separated experimenters to communicate non-locally), then of course you can reproduce

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-04 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 5/06/2016 3:31 am, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 4/06/2016 4:16 am, Brent Meeker wrote: If the world is a simulation, i.e. is being computed by a Turing machine, then the computation can implement non-local hidden variables and violate Bell's inequal

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 Jun 2016, at 01:28, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 4/06/2016 4:16 am, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/3/2016 1:28 AM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 3/06/2016 4:39 pm, Brent Meeker wrote: Scott Aaronson's blog on his debate with Roger Penrose is probably of interest to the list: “Can computers become co

Re: R: Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 Jun 2016, at 12:22, 'scerir' via Everything List wrote: Bruce: This relates to my current obsession with the universal applicability of Bell's theorem (and other inequalities such as that of CHSH). Consider the statement of the Church-Turing thesis: "the statement that our laws of p

Re: R: Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Brent Meeker
On 6/3/2016 4:32 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 4/06/2016 4:41 am, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/3/2016 4:44 AM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 3/06/2016 8:22 pm, 'scerir' via Everything List wrote: Bruce: This relates to my current obsession with the universal applicability of Bell's theorem (and other i

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Brent Meeker
On 6/3/2016 4:28 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 4/06/2016 4:16 am, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/3/2016 1:28 AM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 3/06/2016 4:39 pm, Brent Meeker wrote: Scott Aaronson's blog on his debate with Roger Penrose is probably of interest to the list:/ “Can computers become conscio

Re: R: Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 4/06/2016 4:41 am, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/3/2016 4:44 AM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 3/06/2016 8:22 pm, 'scerir' via Everything List wrote: Bruce: This relates to my current obsession with the universal applicability of Bell's theorem (and other inequalities such as that of CHSH). Consider

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 4/06/2016 4:16 am, Brent Meeker wrote: On 6/3/2016 1:28 AM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 3/06/2016 4:39 pm, Brent Meeker wrote: Scott Aaronson's blog on his debate with Roger Penrose is probably of interest to the list:/ “Can computers become conscious?”: My reply to Roger Penrose// //June 2nd,

Re: R: Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 Jun 2016, at 12:22, 'scerir' via Everything List wrote: Bruce: This relates to my current obsession with the universal applicability of Bell's theorem (and other inequalities such as that of CHSH). Consider the statement of the Church-Turing thesis: "the statement that our laws of p

Re: R: Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Brent Meeker
On 6/3/2016 4:44 AM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 3/06/2016 8:22 pm, 'scerir' via Everything List wrote: Bruce: This relates to my current obsession with the universal applicability of Bell's theorem (and other inequalities such as that of CHSH). Consider the statement of the Church-Turing thesis:

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Telmo Menezes
On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Bruce Kellett wrote: > On 3/06/2016 4:39 pm, Brent Meeker wrote: > > Scott Aaronson's blog on his debate with Roger Penrose is probably of > interest to the list: > > “Can computers become conscious?”: My reply to Roger Penrose > June 2nd, 2016 > A few weeks ago, I

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Brent Meeker
On 6/3/2016 1:28 AM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On 3/06/2016 4:39 pm, Brent Meeker wrote: Scott Aaronson's blog on his debate with Roger Penrose is probably of interest to the list:/ “Can computers become conscious?”: My reply to Roger Penrose// //June 2nd, 2016// //A few weeks ago, I attended the

Re: R: Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 3/06/2016 8:22 pm, 'scerir' via Everything List wrote: Bruce: This relates to my current obsession with the universal applicability of Bell's theorem (and other inequalities such as that of CHSH). Consider the statement of the Church-Turing thesis: "the statement that our laws of physics can b

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On Friday, 3 June 2016, Bruce Kellett wrote: > On 3/06/2016 4:39 pm, Brent Meeker wrote: > > Scott Aaronson's blog on his debate with Roger Penrose is probably of > interest to the list: > > * “Can computers become conscious?”: My reply to Roger Penrose* > *June 2nd, 2016* > > > *A few weeks ago,

R: Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread 'scerir' via Everything List
Bruce: This relates to my current obsession with the universal applicability of Bell's theorem (and other inequalities such as that of CHSH). Consider the statement of the Church-Turing thesis: "the statement that our laws of physics can be simulated to any desired precision by a Turing machine

Re: Aaronson/Penrose

2016-06-03 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 3/06/2016 4:39 pm, Brent Meeker wrote: Scott Aaronson's blog on his debate with Roger Penrose is probably of interest to the list:/ “Can computers become conscious?”: My reply to Roger Penrose// //June 2nd, 2016// //A few weeks ago, I attended the Seven Pines Symposium on Fundamental Proble