Re: The two realms of existence in idealistic metaphysics

2013-05-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 May 2013, at 14:52, Roger Clough wrote: 1. The two realms of existence in idealistic metaphysics. As Descartes proposed, there are two categories of existence, One is purely mental, that is to say, thoughts or ideas, Plato's forms. These are not extended in space. They include mathe

The pre-established harmony is an alternate term for global entanglement

2013-05-05 Thread Roger Clough
Entanglement of monads vs conventional entanglement The pre-established harmony is an alternate term for global entanglement. All monads are mental, so there is no space in between. They are all entangled (globally entangled) because they all perceive each other, although from their own point of

Re: Materialism can never explain consciousness or perception properly, because:

2013-05-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 May 2013, at 19:45, John Clark wrote: On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Roger Clough wrote: Materialism can never explain consciousness or perception properly, because: Neither materialism nor non-materialism can explain consciousness if it's fundamental because being fundamental m

Re: Why do particles decay randomly?

2013-05-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 02 May 2013, at 23:54, Telmo Menezes wrote: Well, we can hope the best, but we can fear the worst. Even the bitcoin has made a little crack due to exaggerate speculation. The exaggerate speculation phase was to be expected. Not long ago, people where saying that nobody would even trust s

Re: Why do particles decay randomly?

2013-05-05 Thread Stephen Paul King
On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > On 02 May 2013, at 23:54, Telmo Menezes wrote: > > Well, we can hope the best, but we can fear the worst. Even the bitcoin has > > made a little crack due to exaggerate speculation. > > > The exaggerate speculation phase was to be expected

Re: Why do particles decay randomly?

2013-05-05 Thread John Clark
On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Telmo Menezes wrote: >> To make a AI by reverse engineering it would be enough to have a map of >> how information flows in the brain, >> > > > I'd say you would also have to deal with neuroplasticity. The process > that makes the brain grow is part of what makes it

Re: Why do particles decay randomly?

2013-05-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 05 May 2013, at 18:06, Stephen Paul King wrote: On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 02 May 2013, at 23:54, Telmo Menezes wrote: Well, we can hope the best, but we can fear the worst. Even the bitcoin has made a little crack due to exaggerate speculation. Th

Re: Why do particles decay randomly?

2013-05-05 Thread Telmo Menezes
On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > On 02 May 2013, at 23:54, Telmo Menezes wrote: > > Well, we can hope the best, but we can fear the worst. Even the bitcoin has > > made a little crack due to exaggerate speculation. > > > The exaggerate speculation phase was to be expected.