--- On Thu, 10/30/08, Pei Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matt, > > Even if all of our models of the universe can be put into a Turing > Machine, your conclusion still doesn't follow, because you need to > further assume the model is perfect, that is, it describes the > universe *as it is*. This is another conclusion that conflict with the > current understanding of science.
If I can assume that Turing machines exist, then I can assume perfect knowledge of the state of the universe. It doesn't change my conclusion that the universe is computable. -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=117534816-b15a34 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
