On Friday, August 30, 2019, at 2:31 AM, Nanograte Knowledge Technologies wrote: > But, I strongly disagree with the following statement, for it contains an > inherent contradiction. > > "It is allowed to break physics or invent new ones in a virtual world." > > No, they should not be allowed. The definition of engineering, as putting > method to science, denounces such anarchism. Engineers have to take method > and use it in context of science. If no science exists yet, they seemingly > have the obligation to try equally hard to develop and formalize it.
What I meant, for example that old saying, what goes faster than the speed of light? Thought. I always considered that stupid but it actually isn’t. If you have models in a software virtual world they can break all kinds of physics (and mathematics) in an attempt to shortcut to solutions and/or model more accurately with existing resources. A Few wise Yogi quotes: "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." "We made too many wrong mistakes." "If the world was perfect, it wouldn’t be." What is one way to bypass combinatorial explosions? Break rules. Shhh it’s a secret :) and it’s OK. That’s how things work. John ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T41ac13a64c3d48db-Ma37955495624271bf462819d Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
