Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-04-03 Thread John Mikes
Jamie, wise words, but no cigar here. For a RE-Evaluation I have insufficient knowledge even in the E - to compare it into a RE-. Statistical is different: I question the topical meaning, as being just a 'model'-related idea (in MY sense: as a limited topical fraction of the totality within

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-04-03 Thread James N Rose
Well, my friend, I am no Georg Cantor, but I am of a like-mind to him. What I have discerned, is an important insight that indeed resolves the chasm, and does, as you point out, make things mightily more complicated. There is level of complication that has been with us all the time, but which

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-04-02 Thread John Mikes
It's getting such and sucher - the multiple, back-and-forth gets dizzying. So I will copy certain sentences of the Stathistical discussion for reflection.-Below is the orig.Maze. John --- JM earlier: What else can we 'imagine'? Ideational -- of whom? Mine? Yours? I

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-04-02 Thread James N Rose
John M, et al, It is a fact of existential experiencing that minds are typically so innured to their millieu and environmental encounters that 'alternative interpretations' are overlooked and missed to appreciation and understanding. --- When it became apparent to me that QM -and-

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-31 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 3/31/07, John Mikes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The non-standard part of Bruno's comp, as I see it, is to accept that computation can lead to thought but to reject the physical supervenience theory, i.e. that computation requires certain physical processes to take place in order to happen.

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-30 Thread John Mikes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* everything-list@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:34 PM *Subject:* Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter? On 3/25/07, Mark Peaty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SKIP - Sorry, Mark, this goes to Stathis, who wrote: *-SP: Standard

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-29 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
: Statistical Measure, does it matter? On 3/25/07, Mark Peaty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SKIP - Sorry, Mark, this goes to Stathis, who wrote: *-SP: Standard computationalism is just the theory that your brain could be replaced with an appropriately configured digital computer and you would

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-28 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 26-mars-07, à 01:34, Stathis Papaioannou a écrit : Standard computationalism is just the theory that your brain could be replaced with an appropriately configured digital computer and you would not only act the same, you would also feel the same. Bruno goes on to show that this

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-28 Thread John Mikes
On 3/28/07, Bruno Marchal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Le 26-mars-07, à 01:34, Stathis Papaioannou a écrit : Standard computationalism is just the theory that your brain could be replaced with an appropriately configured digital computer and you would not only act the same, you would also

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-28 Thread John M
Stathis: let me keep only your reply-part and ask my question(s): - Original Message - From: Stathis Papaioannou To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:34 PM Subject: Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter? On 3/25/07, Mark Peaty [EMAIL

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-27 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 25-mars-07, à 15:13, Mark Peaty a écrit : I hope you guys will forgive my irreverence, but in the last couple of hours for the first time I have managed to read this thread to here. Having done so, and in the spirit of this everything-list wherein it is assumed everything is not only

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-25 Thread Mark Peaty
I hope you guys will forgive my irreverence, but in the last couple of hours for the first time I have managed to read this thread to here. Having done so, and in the spirit of this everything-list wherein it is assumed everything is not only possible but _will_ happen and indeed may already

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-25 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 3/25/07, Mark Peaty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope you guys will forgive my irreverence, but in the last couple of hours for the first time I have managed to read this thread to here. Having done so, and in the spirit of this everything-list wherein it is assumed everything is not only

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-25 Thread Brent Meeker
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/22/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No. I'm talking about a sort of program/data division - which I recognize is arbitrary in computer program - but I think may have an analogue in brains. When I write a

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-21 Thread John M
@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:23 PM Subject: Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter? Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/19/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/19

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-21 Thread Brent Meeker
John M wrote: Stathis and Brent: ineresting and hard-to-object sentiments. Would it not make sense to write instead of we are (thing-wise) - the term less static, rather process-wise: We do (in whatever action)? John M That's part of what I'm struggling with. ISTM that OMs, being

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-21 Thread Quentin Anciaux
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 17:46:32 Brent Meeker wrote: John M wrote: Stathis and Brent: ineresting and hard-to-object sentiments. Would it not make sense to write instead of we are (thing-wise) - the term less static, rather process-wise: We do (in whatever action)? John M

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-21 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 3/22/07, Brent Meeker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John M wrote: Stathis and Brent: ineresting and hard-to-object sentiments. Would it not make sense to write instead of we are (thing-wise) - the term less static, rather process-wise: We do (in whatever action)? John M

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-21 Thread Brent Meeker
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/22/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John M wrote: Stathis and Brent: ineresting and hard-to-object sentiments. Would it not make sense to write instead of we are (thing-wise) -

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-21 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 3/22/07, Brent Meeker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/22/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John M wrote: Stathis and Brent: ineresting and hard-to-object sentiments. Would it not

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-21 Thread Brent Meeker
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/22/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/22/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-20 Thread John M
to the alarm clock, or from unconsciousness. There are different 'levels' to be included into that noumenon. John M - Original Message - From: Stathis Papaioannou To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 7:13 PM Subject: Re: Statistical Measure, does

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-20 Thread Brent Meeker
*Subject:* Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter? On 3/20/07, *John M* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stathis: it seems you apply some hard 'Occami\sation' to consckiousness: as I see you consider it as 'being conscious - vs. unconscious

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-20 Thread Brent Meeker
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/19/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/19/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-20 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 3/21/07, Brent Meeker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unconscious factors affecting our sense of continuity of identity must do it through affecting conscious factors. That would follow if we were always conscious of our sense of continuity of identity, but I don't think we are. I may think

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-19 Thread John M
- From: Jason To: Everything List Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:50 PM Subject: Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter? Stathis Papaioannou wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by the order of your current observer moment. Stathis Papaioannou I see how my

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-19 Thread John M
sense as well. John M - Original Message - From: Stathis Papaioannou To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 5:54 AM Subject: Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter? On 3/19/07, Brent Meeker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stathis Papaioannou wrote

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-19 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 3/20/07, John M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stathis: it seems you apply some hard 'Occami\sation' to consckiousness: as I see you consider it as 'being conscious - vs. unconscious'. The physiological (mediacal?) way. In my experience from reading and intenrnet-discussing Ccness for over 15

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-18 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 3/18/07, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every conscious perspective within the UD could be said to have some statistical measure in relation to other conscious perspectives. Which is to say, some experiences occur with a greater frequency than others. However, I am wondering if any useful

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-18 Thread Brent Meeker
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/18/07, *Jason* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every conscious perspective within the UD could be said to have some statistical measure in relation to other conscious perspectives. Which is to say, some experiences occur

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-18 Thread Jason
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by the order of your current observer moment. Stathis Papaioannou I see how my wording was confusing. What I meant by order was order vs. disorder, e.g. we are experiencing a well structured observer moment as opposed to white noise,

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-18 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 3/19/07, Brent Meeker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Each observer moment lives only transiently and is not in telepathic communication with any other OMs, whether related to it or not. The effect (or illusion) of continuity of consciousness is adequately explained by each OM remembering

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-18 Thread Brent Meeker
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/19/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Each observer moment lives only transiently and is not in telepathic communication with any other OMs, whether related to it or not. The effect (or illusion) of

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-18 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 3/19/07, Brent Meeker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/19/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Each observer moment lives only transiently and is not in telepathic communication with any other OMs, whether

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-18 Thread Brent Meeker
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/19/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/19/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-18 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On 3/19/07, Brent Meeker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If there are OMs which don't remember being you then they are not going to be part of your stream of consciousness. There's the rub. Almost all my OMs *do not* include consciously remembering being me (or anyone). And if you suppose

Re: Statistical Measure, does it matter?

2007-03-18 Thread Brent Meeker
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On 3/19/07, *Brent Meeker* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If there are OMs which don't remember being you then they are not going to be part of your stream of consciousness. There's the rub. Almost all my