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2014-12-20 Thread Steve Smith
mail.com; The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] [ SPAM ] RE: [ SPAM ] Re: Re: clinical diagnosis of [a]theism?   On 12/20/14 6:14 A

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2014-12-20 Thread Marcus G. Daniels
: russ.abb...@gmail.com; The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] [ SPAM ] RE: [ SPAM ] Re: Re: clinical diagnosis of [a]theism? On 12/20/14 6:14 AM, Russ Abbott wrote: Suppose you had a device that could read brain waves and determine whether someone believed i

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2014-12-20 Thread Roger Critchlow
The strict calvinist answer to Glen's question is that no one knows but god who god has chosen to be the religious elect. Even the subject's testimony is no good, for they could be deluded, though you could torture them to determine if how strongly they hold to their delusion. But I guess that tor

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2014-12-20 Thread Nick Thompson
ompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Russ Abbott Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 6:14 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] [ SPAM ] RE: [ SPAM ] Re: Re: clinical diagnosis of [a]theism? Suppose you had a

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2014-12-20 Thread Russ Abbott
It's hypothetical. Assume anything you (or Glen) want. I want to know what Glen would do if he had this capability. On Dec 20, 2014 2:15 PM, "Steve Smith" wrote: > On 12/20/14 6:14 AM, Russ Abbott wrote: > > Suppose you had a device that could read brain waves and determine > whether someone be

Re: [FRIAM] [ SPAM ] RE: [ SPAM ] Re: Re: clinical diagnosis of [a]theism?

2014-12-20 Thread Steve Smith
On 12/20/14 6:14 AM, Russ Abbott wrote: Suppose you had a device that could read brain waves and determine whether someone believed in [a]theism. Since this wouldn't be a diagnosis based on behavior would it get at what you want?

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2014-12-20 Thread Russ Abbott
Suppose you had a device that could read brain waves and determine whether someone believed in [a]theism. Since this wouldn't be a diagnosis based on behavior would it get at what you want? *-- Russ Abbott* *_* * Professor, Computer Science* * Califor

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2014-12-20 Thread Russ Abbott
Suppose you had a device that could read brain waves and determine whether someone believed in [a]theism. Since this wouldn't be a diagnosis based on behavior would it get at what you want? *-- Russ Abbott* FRIAM Applied Complexity Group

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2014-12-19 Thread Marcus G. Daniels
"But I tend to find that everyone has a little bit of Smullyan in them, which is why I brought up horror movies. Anyone who likes fiction, whether they know it or not, enjoys playing with artificial logics. The coherence (or lack thereof) of any given game doesn't really detract from the game