Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-15 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 14 Jul 2014, at 20:43, meekerdb wrote: On 7/14/2014 10:59 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 Jul 2014, at 02:07, meekerdb wrote: On 7/13/2014 11:17 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Then, look at my preceding post to you. I don't know for Tegmark, but computationalism excels in differentiating and

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 14 Jul 2014, at 02:07, meekerdb wrote: On 7/13/2014 11:17 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Then, look at my preceding post to you. I don't know for Tegmark, but computationalism excels in differentiating and relating the different sort of existence: ontological, epistemological,

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-14 Thread meekerdb
On 7/14/2014 10:59 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 14 Jul 2014, at 02:07, meekerdb wrote: On 7/13/2014 11:17 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Then, look at my preceding post to you. I don't know for Tegmark, but computationalism excels in differentiating and relating the different sort of existence:

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-13 Thread LizR
On 13 July 2014 17:18, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 7/12/2014 9:18 PM, LizR wrote: On 13 July 2014 15:53, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: If you can explain what axiomatic means, I think you'll find it on the circle. For example, it might mean whatever seems necessarily

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-13 Thread Telmo Menezes
On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 4:51 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 13 July 2014 07:17, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 7/12/2014 1:23 AM, LizR wrote: Brent, You left me hanging a week or so ago, and never got back to me about something I'm interested in finding out more about.

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-13 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 12 Jul 2014, at 21:17, meekerdb wrote: On 7/12/2014 1:23 AM, LizR wrote: Brent, You left me hanging a week or so ago, and never got back to me about something I'm interested in finding out more about. On 2 July 2014 23:14, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 2 July 2014 17:06, meekerdb

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-13 Thread meekerdb
On 7/13/2014 8:51 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote: That being said, I tend to become a postmodernist when the word explanation shows up. I see science as pure description. I find it is easy to fall into the trap of seeing explanation where none is given. People say to kids: the moon orbits the earth

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-13 Thread meekerdb
On 7/13/2014 11:17 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Then, look at my preceding post to you. I don't know for Tegmark, but computationalism excels in differentiating and relating the different sort of existence: ontological, epistemological, observational, communicable or not, theological, etc.

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread meekerdb
On 7/12/2014 1:23 AM, LizR wrote: Brent, You left me hanging a week or so ago, and never got back to me about something I'm interested in finding out more about. On 2 July 2014 23:14, LizR lizj...@gmail.com mailto:lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 2 July 2014 17:06, meekerdb

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread Quentin Anciaux
2014-07-12 21:17 GMT+02:00 meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net: On 7/12/2014 1:23 AM, LizR wrote: Brent, You left me hanging a week or so ago, and never got back to me about something I'm interested in finding out more about. On 2 July 2014 23:14, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 2 July

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread John Mikes
Quentin, I appreciate your sequencing: *maths = physics = consciousness = human maths* except for the obvious question that arose in my (agnostic) mind: what OTHER maths can we, humans think of with our (human) minds that would not qualify as human maths? Even - as I believe - Bruno leaves

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread Quentin Anciaux
2014-07-12 22:01 GMT+02:00 John Mikes jami...@gmail.com: Quentin, I appreciate your sequencing: *maths = physics = consciousness = human maths* except for the obvious question that arose in my (agnostic) mind: what OTHER maths can we, humans think of with our (human) minds that would

RE: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of meekerdb Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 12:18 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?] On 7/12/2014 1:23 AM, LizR wrote

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread LizR
On 13 July 2014 07:17, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 7/12/2014 1:23 AM, LizR wrote: Brent, You left me hanging a week or so ago, and never got back to me about something I'm interested in finding out more about. On 2 July 2014 23:14, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 2

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread LizR
On 13 July 2014 08:27, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Or… perhaps it could it be like the mythical snake eating its tail. By, invoking retro-causality Brent isn't invoking retro-causality, but circular explanation. As he was at pains to

RE: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of LizR Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 7:53 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?] On 13 July 2014 08:27, 'Chris de

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread meekerdb
On 7/12/2014 7:51 PM, LizR wrote: Sorry, as yet I don't see how it can work. It isn't a virtuous circle (which is generally taken to mean something like compound interest working on something which was generated, originally, by some other process) - it's a vicious circle, i.e. one that

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread meekerdb
On 7/12/2014 7:51 PM, LizR wrote: On 13 July 2014 07:17, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net mailto:meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 7/12/2014 1:23 AM, LizR wrote: Brent, You left me hanging a week or so ago, and never got back to me about something I'm interested in finding out

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread LizR
On 13 July 2014 15:53, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: If you can explain what axiomatic means, I think you'll find it on the circle. For example, it might mean whatever seems necessarily true to human beings, which could be explained in terms of physics, biology, and evolution (c.f.

Re: Brent's circular ontology [was: Is Consciousness Computable?]

2014-07-12 Thread meekerdb
On 7/12/2014 9:18 PM, LizR wrote: On 13 July 2014 15:53, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net mailto:meeke...@verizon.net wrote: If you can explain what axiomatic means, I think you'll find it on the circle. For example, it might mean whatever seems necessarily true to human beings, which