At 22:11 -0700 22/07/2002, H J Ruhl wrote:
Is it possible to sustain a no information Everything if there is a
selection in which this latter ensemble is the only generators
subject to such noise? The very concept of any selection within the
Everything necessarily places information within
At 10:25 -0700 22/07/2002, Hal Finney wrote:
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To sum up, I agree with Bruno (I think) on the following points:
- Functional substitution is adequate to maintain consciousness
OK. (We suppose the functional substitution is done at *some* right level)
- Mental states must be
my 2000 text in this sense.
John Mikes
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- Original Message -
From: H J Ruhl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: Bruno's UDA argument
Dear Hal:
The idea that the Everything does
Dear John:
I should be more careful when I describe my particular concept of the no
information system. It is actually a system that contains the two possible
expressions of no information the Nothing [no factuals of any sort] and the
Everything [the ensemble of all counterfactuals]. The
Dear Bruno:
I remain confident that there is a link between what we both are saying.
I think I must do my homework and closely study your argument. I hope
circumstances will allow this.
Yours
Hal
At 7/23/02, you wrote:
At 22:11 -0700 22/07/2002, H J Ruhl wrote:
Is it possible to sustain a
Dear Hal:
At 7/23/02, you wrote:
The fact that this requires
a relatively large program suggests that there is some substantial
information content in the idea of running every program at once.
Hal
With that I have no issue but my view is that the Everything is an ensemble
of
Dear Hal:
The idea that the Everything does not contain the UD appears self
contradictory.
That said the Everything as a system is generally thought of by some at
least as containing no information. [Otherwise where did this information
come from?] To sustain this requirement it must
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