Re: Can a computer make independent choices ?

2012-09-26 Thread Stephen P. King
On 9/26/2012 4:18 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Isn't the self 1p ? not sure. The self is 1p, by definition. Hmm The self obtained by the Dx = "xx" method is entirely 3p, and is the one usually denoted by Gödel's predicate: Bp. To get the 1p, we connect it to truth, which makes sense as

Re: Can a computer make independent choices ?

2012-09-26 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 26 Sep 2012, at 00:30, Stephen P. King wrote: On 9/25/2012 8:26 AM, Roger Clough wrote: Hi Stephen P. King I don't deny that a computer can optimize itself, but I deny that the operation is autonomous, meaning independent, for ultimately it is software dependent, using a program written by

Re: Can a computer make independent choices ?

2012-09-25 Thread Stephen P. King
On 9/25/2012 6:48 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 9/25/2012 3:44 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: On 9/25/2012 3:33 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 9/25/2012 12:24 PM, William R. Buckley wrote: From:everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything- >l...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Roger Clough >Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Can a computer make independent choices ?

2012-09-25 Thread meekerdb
On 9/25/2012 3:44 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: On 9/25/2012 3:33 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 9/25/2012 12:24 PM, William R. Buckley wrote: From:everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything- > l...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Roger Clough > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:26 AM > To:

Re: Can a computer make independent choices ?

2012-09-25 Thread Brian Tenneson
So suppose there is a choice to be made. A or B. Is there software that enables the computer to independently choose A or B. What about a neural network of many "nodes" and "connections" that has been through many epochs to the point where its outputs perfectly *resemble*pseudorandom number sequen

Re: Can a computer make independent choices ?

2012-09-25 Thread Stephen P. King
On 9/25/2012 3:33 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 9/25/2012 12:24 PM, William R. Buckley wrote: From:everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything- >l...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Roger Clough >Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:26 AM >To: everything-list >Subject: Can a computer make indepe

Re: Can a computer make independent choices ?

2012-09-25 Thread Stephen P. King
On 9/25/2012 8:26 AM, Roger Clough wrote: Hi Stephen P. King I don't deny that a computer can optimize itself, but I deny that the operation is autonomous, meaning independent, for ultimately it is software dependent, using a program written by an outsider. Hi Roger, Please think a while

Re: Can a computer make independent choices ?

2012-09-25 Thread meekerdb
On 9/25/2012 12:24 PM, William R. Buckley wrote: From:everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything- > l...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Roger Clough > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:26 AM > To: everything-list > Subject: Can a computer make independent choices ? > > Hi Steph

RE: Can a computer make independent choices ?

2012-09-25 Thread William R. Buckley
Roger: Please then describe for us in detail however painstaking that model of consciousness which you hold, and your means of determining intelligence. That is, present for us in clear text your measures; the waving of hands is specifically disallowed as an offering of answer to this challen