Re: maudlin's paper

2012-09-06 Thread Roger Clough
he following content - From: Stephen P. King Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-09-05, 18:23:57 Subject: maudlin's paper Hi Folks, I started reading the new Maudlin paper "Time and the Geometry of the Universe". I got it and started reading. I stopped dead when

Re: maudlin's paper

2012-09-05 Thread Stephen P. King
On 9/5/2012 9:18 PM, Russell Standish wrote: On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 06:23:57PM -0400, Stephen P. King wrote: Hi Folks, I started reading the new Maudlin paper "Time and the Geometry of the Universe". I got it and started reading. I stopped dead when I read the following: "Empirical consi

Re: maudlin's paper

2012-09-05 Thread Russell Standish
On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 06:23:57PM -0400, Stephen P. King wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I started reading the new Maudlin paper "Time and the Geometry > of the Universe". I got it and started reading. I stopped dead when > I read the following: > > "Empirical considerations cannot establish the exis

Re: maudlin's paper

2012-09-05 Thread Stephen P. King
On 9/5/2012 6:52 PM, Richard Ruquist wrote: I think he was just saying that point events do not exist. So why discuss them? On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: Hi Folks, I started reading the new Maudlin paper "Time and the Geometry of the Universe". I got it

Re: maudlin's paper

2012-09-05 Thread Richard Ruquist
I think he was just saying that point events do not exist. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I started reading the new Maudlin paper "Time and the Geometry of the > Universe". I got it and started reading. I stopped dead when I read the > following: > > "E

maudlin's paper

2012-09-05 Thread Stephen P. King
Hi Folks, I started reading the new Maudlin paper "Time and the Geometry of the Universe". I got it and started reading. I stopped dead when I read the following: "Empirical considerations cannot establish the existence of such point events, but the geometrical tools discussed herein pre

Re: A comment on Maudlin's paper “Computation and Consciousness”

2011-01-28 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 28 Jan 2011, at 18:36, Stephen Paul King wrote: Hi Bruno, I am a little tired and testy so please forgive me if I am curt and rushed in my response. I have time now to write so I will, but be warned... I appreciate the warnings very much. Thank you. I will display my massively

Re: A comment on Maudlin's paper “Computation and Consciousness”

2011-01-28 Thread Stephen Paul King
Hi Bruno, I am a little tired and testy so please forgive me if I am curt and rushed in my response. I have time now to write so I will, but be warned... From: Bruno Marchal Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 11:03 AM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A comment on Maudlin&#

Re: A comment on Maudlin's paper “Computation and Consciousness”

2011-01-28 Thread Bruno Marchal
Dear Stephen, On 28 Jan 2011, at 01:13, Stephen Paul King wrote: Dear Bruno, Interleaving. From: Bruno Marchal Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:23 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A comment on Mauldin's paper “Computation and Consciousness” On 25 Jan 2011, at 15

Re: A comment on Maudlin's paper “Computation and Consciousness”

2011-01-27 Thread Stephen Paul King
Dear Bruno, Interleaving. From: Bruno Marchal Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:23 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A comment on Mauldin's paper “Computation and Consciousness” On 25 Jan 2011, at 15:47, Stephen Paul King wrote: SPK: The supervenience thesis is