Boltzmann Brains, consciousness and the arrow of time

2008-12-31 Thread "Hal Finney"
Sometimes we consider here the nature of consciousness, whether observer moments need to be linked to one another, the role of causality in consciousness, etc. I thought of an interesting puzzle about Boltzmann Brains which offers a new twist to these questions. As most readers are aware, Boltzma

Re: Boltzmann Brains, consciousness and the arrow of time

2008-12-31 Thread Brent Meeker
Hal Finney wrote: Sometimes we consider here the nature of consciousness, whether observer moments need to be linked to one another, the role of causality in consciousness, etc. I thought of an interesting puzzle about Boltzmann Brains which offers a new twist to these questions. As most r

Re: KIM 2.2 and 2.3

2008-12-31 Thread Kim Jones
On 01/01/2009, at 11:20 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > I have also a theory according to which british humour is obtined by > taking classical logic seriously enough. The comical effect comes > from the fact that in the real work classical logic NEVER works. The Court Jester's First Law: Co