Re: [singularity] World as Simulation

2008-01-13 Thread Eric B. Ramsay
Matt: I need to think about all of this more. In the meantime, determinism may not be dead. See, http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0212095v1 and http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0703179v2. Eric B. Ramsay Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- "Eric B. Ramsay" wrote: > Matt: I understand

Re: [singularity] World as Simulation

2008-01-13 Thread Matt Mahoney
--- Gifting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There is plenty of physical evidence that the universe is simulated by > > a > > finite state machine or a Turing machine. > > > > 1. The universe has finite size, mass, and age, and resolution > > etc. > > > > -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [singularity] World as Simulation

2008-01-13 Thread Matt Mahoney
--- "Eric B. Ramsay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matt: I understand your point #2 but it is a grand sweep without any detail. > To give you an example of what I have in mind, let's consider the photon > double slit experiment again. You have a photon emitter operating at very > low intensity suc

Re: [singularity] World as Simulation

2008-01-13 Thread Gifting
There is plenty of physical evidence that the universe is simulated by a finite state machine or a Turing machine. 1. The universe has finite size, mass, and age, and resolution etc. -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I assume there is also plenty of evidence that the universe is not