Is Artificial Life Conscious?

Artificial Life such as these organisms: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq_mdJjNRPT11IF4NFyLcIWJ1C0Z3hTAX ( https://github.com/jasonkresch/bots ) Have neural networks that evolved through natural selection, can adapt to a changing environment, and can learn to distinguish between "food"

Re: The Nature of Contingency: Quantum Physics as Modal Realism

On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 11:18 AM George Kahrimanis wrote: > On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 1:54:36 AM UTC+3 Bruce wrote: > > we now know that MWI is inconsistent with any sensible interpretation of >> probability; strict MWI is inconsistent with the Born rule. > > > Dittos!!! At least, mostly. > >

Re: The Nature of Contingency: Quantum Physics as Modal Realism

On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 1:54:36 AM UTC+3 Bruce wrote: we now know that MWI is inconsistent with any sensible interpretation of > probability; strict MWI is inconsistent with the Born rule. Dittos!!! At least, mostly. What do you mean "we now know"? Any citations, pretty please? I gather

Re: aiming to complete Everett's derivation of the Born Rule

On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 2:13:43 PM UTC+3 johnk...@gmail.com wrote: > On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 6:04 PM George Kahrimanis > wrote: > > >> > Strictly speaking, zero information implies "undefined probability", > > > Sure, but[...] > Sorry, but if it is undefined then there is no "but". You

Re: aiming to complete Everett's derivation of the Born Rule

On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 1:33:46 AM UTC+3 meeke...@gmail.com wrote: > On 4/21/2022 3:03 PM, George Kahrimanis wrote: > > [...] Strictly speaking, zero information implies "undefined probability", > or "imprecise probability between 0 and 1". The reason it is commonly > mistaken as 50-50 is

Re: aiming to complete Everett's derivation of the Born Rule

On 4/22/2022 8:07 AM, Alan Grayson wrote: On Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 7:20:50 PM UTC-6 meeke...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/21/2022 5:49 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 7:53:33 PM UTC-6 meeke...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/20/2022 6:42 PM, Alan

Re: aiming to complete Everett's derivation of the Born Rule

On Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 7:20:50 PM UTC-6 meeke...@gmail.com wrote: > > > On 4/21/2022 5:49 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 7:53:33 PM UTC-6 meeke...@gmail.com wrote: > >> >> >> On 4/20/2022 6:42 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, April 20,

Re: Unspoken Reasons for Russio-Ukraine War: An Unawakened Consciousness Problem

Yeah, its the soft communist totalitarianism that brings together communist's who get financed by billionaires, whether it's George or Schwab in the EU. The politicians and take the campaign cash. This is merely corruption, and not a spiritual thing. So yes, fighting for one's team, is tribal,

Re: aiming to complete Everett's derivation of the Born Rule

On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 6:04 PM George Kahrimanis wrote: >> [...] until Alan Grayson sees the end of the race, or somebody tells >> Alan Grayson about it, Alan Grayson can't be certain what world Alan >> Grayson is in. Alan Grayson could be in a world where horse X won or Alan >> Grayson could

Re: Unspoken Reasons for Russio-Ukraine War: An Unawakened Consciousness Problem

As in the Days of Lot https://expeditionthink.blogspot.com/2022/04/as-in-days-of-lot.html?m=1 > On 19-Apr-2022, at 1:32 AM, Philip Benjamin wrote: > > [Philip Benjamin] References given at the bottom. > NYTimes.com: "Don't Just Freeze Russia's Money. Seize It. " The WAMP > defined