Re: Belief Statements

2005-02-01 Thread Hal Ruhl
I would like to offer a resolution to my issue with my (2) by indicating that choice is the essential variable that allows the dynamic of an evolving Something over kernels within the All to be inconsistent with its history. This allows both the appearance of time and the appearance of choice t

RE: Belief Statements

2005-02-01 Thread Bruno Marchal
At 12:51 29/01/05 -0800, Hal Finney wrote: > On 28 Jan 2005 Hal Finney wrote: > >I suggest that the answer is that accidental instantiations only > >contribute an infinitesimal amount, compared to the contributions of > >universes like ours. Stathis Papaioannou replied: > I don't understand this co

RE: Belief Statements

2005-02-01 Thread "Hal Finney"
Bruno writes: > I am not sure that I understand what you do with that measure on programs. > I prefer to look at infinite coin generations (that is infinitely > reiterated self-duplications) > and put measure on infinite sets of alternatives. Those infinite sets of > relative alternative *are* the