Three things that one cannot prove or disprove
1. That God exists or does not exist.
2. That I exist or do not exist.
3. That computers can be conscious or not.
[Roger Clough], [rclo...@verizon.net]
12/26/2012
"Forever is a long time, especially near the end." - Woody Alle
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
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> Three things that one cannot prove or disprove
>
> 1. That God exists or does not exist.
>
> 2. That I exist or do not exist.
>
> 3. That computers can be conscious or not.
It's possible to prove that compute
'preponderance of the evidence' or 'beyond a reasonable doubt'. Science
doesn't even to pretend to 'prove' things, although it can prove some theories are false
in the 'beyond reasonable doubt' sense.
Three things that one cannot prove or disprove
1.
On 12/28/2012 4:45 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
Hi meekerdb
Can you suggest a scientific method to prove or disprove
the solipsism puzzle ?
Everybody solves it by the scientific method: they observe other people, they create a
model in which other people are like themselves, they test the model and
On 28 Dec 2012, at 01:38, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Roger Clough
wrote:
Three things that one cannot prove or disprove
1. That God exists or does not exist.
2. That I exist or do not exist.
3. That computers can be conscious or not.
It's possib
Stathis!!! (See after your remark) - John M
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
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> It's possible to prove that computers can be conscious if it can be
> proved that the physical movement of the parts of the brain can be
> simulated by a computer.
>
On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 5:41 PM, John Mikes wrote:
> Stathis!!! (See after your remark) - John M
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Stathis Papaioannou
> wrote:
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>> It's possible to prove that computers can be conscious if it can be
>> proved that the physical movement of the p
On 12/28/2012 1:29 PM, meekerdb wrote:
On 12/28/2012 4:45 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
Hi meekerdb
Can you suggest a scientific method to prove or disprove
the solipsism puzzle ?
Everybody solves it by the scientific method: they observe other
people, they create a model in which other people are
On 12/28/2012 4:09 PM, Stephen P. King wrote:
On 12/28/2012 1:29 PM, meekerdb wrote:
On 12/28/2012 4:45 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
Hi meekerdb
Can you suggest a scientific method to prove or disprove
the solipsism puzzle ?
Everybody solves it by the scientific method: they observe other people,
On 12/28/2012 7:46 PM, meekerdb wrote:
On 12/28/2012 4:09 PM, Stephen P. King wrote:
On 12/28/2012 1:29 PM, meekerdb wrote:
On 12/28/2012 4:45 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
Hi meekerdb
Can you suggest a scientific method to prove or disprove
the solipsism puzzle ?
Everybody solves it by the scient
ly near the end." - Woody Allen
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On 12/28/2012 4:45 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
Hi meekerdb
Can you suggest a scientific method t
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On 12/28/2012 4:45 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
Hi meekerdb
Can you suggest a scientific method to prove or disprove
the
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
>> It's possible to prove that computers can be conscious if it can be
>> proved that the physical movement of the parts of the brain can be
>> simulated by a computer.
>
>
> Assuming you can prove consciousness is related to those physical mo
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 9:41 AM, John Mikes wrote:
> Stathis!!! (See after your remark) - John M
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Stathis Papaioannou
> wrote:
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>>
>> It's possible to prove that computers can be conscious if it can be
>> proved that the physical movement of the p
On 12/29/2012 7:07 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
On 29 Dec 2012, at 03:20, Stephen P. King wrote:
On 12/28/2012 7:46 PM, meekerdb wrote:
On 12/28/2012 4:09 PM, Stephen P. King wrote:
On 12/28/2012 1:29 PM, meekerdb wrote:
On 12/28/2012 4:45 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
Hi meekerdb
Can you suggest a
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 Roger Clough wrote:
> Three things that one cannot prove or disprove
> 1. That God exists or does not exist.
>
If God exists then His existence should be obvious to a blind man in a fog
bank, but it is not and the only reason that could be is that God has
engineer
On 12/29/2012 4:56 AM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
It's possible to prove that computers can be conscious if it can be
proved that the physical movement of the parts of the brain can be
simulated by a computer.
Assuming you can prove consc
On 12/29/2012 5:05 AM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 9:41 AM, John Mikes wrote:
Stathis!!! (See after your remark) - John M
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Stathis Papaioannou
wrote:
It's possible to prove that computers can be conscious if it can be
proved t
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Roger Clough wrote:
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> Three things that one cannot prove or disprove
>
> 1. That God exists or does not exist.
>
> 2. That I exist or do not exist.
>
Proof that you exist:
If you are reading this you exist. Q.E.D.
Or at least it is pr
On 29 Dec 2012, at 21:15, meekerdb wrote:
On 12/29/2012 4:56 AM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Bruno Marchal
wrote:
It's possible to prove that computers can be conscious if it can be
proved that the physical movement of the parts of the brain can be
simulate
On 27 Dec 2012, at 00:22, Roger Clough wrote:
Three things that one cannot prove or disprove
1. That God exists or does not exist.
2. That I exist or do not exist.
3. That computers can be conscious or not.
4. That there is a primary physical reality or not.
You forget the main one
one cannot prove or disprove
The second one empirically proven, if I talk about myself. But I can't
prove that the other guys exists or not.
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On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 5:22 PM, Roger Clough wrote:
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> Three things that one cannot prove or disprove
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> 1. That God exists or do
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On 12/27/2012 4:38 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Roger Clough wrote
This is a silly game. There are different kinds and standards of proof.
Mathematical
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On 12/28/2012 4:45 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
Hi meekerdb
Can you suggest a scientific method to prove or disprove
the solipsism puzzle ?
Everybody solves it by the scientific me
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On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
>> It's possible to prove that computers can be conscious if it can be
>> proved that the physical movement of the parts of the brain can be
time, especially near the end." - Woody Allen
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Three things that one cannot prove or disprove
1. That God exists or does not exist.
2. Th
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