Re: All feedback appreciated - An introduction to Algebraic Physics

2008-05-14 Thread Brian Tenneson
Oops. to finish... For all devices x, if x is complex is some sense then x is conscious in some (possibly other) sense. In other words, for all devices x, (a) -logically entails- (b): (a) there is a partition D_t of t such that T(x; R, D_t) = 1 (b) there is a partition (D_t)' of t such that T(x

Re: All feedback appreciated - An introduction to Algebraic Physics

2008-05-14 Thread Brian Tenneson
Hi Bruno, I mean logical implication and definitely -not- in the sense of production and -most definitely not- causation. I sat down for once and wrote something down and here's basically what the statement of my idea (which could easily be "wrong"): [+1] If x is a (Wolpert) device, then (if "x i

Re: All feedback appreciated - An introduction to Algebraic Physics

2008-05-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 13-mai-08, à 18:27, Brian Tenneson a écrit : > I must admit to a little hand waving.  OK, maybe a lot. Actually you are not. Not necessarily so, I mean. *I* could have been wrong. Let me explain: When you said: <> I interpreted as: "Randomness causes or produces consciousness". But