Re: [singularity] Definitions

2008-02-22 Thread John K Clark
hing and then to another thing and say this means that. "Matt Mahoney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > consciousness just means awareness And awareness just means consciousness. Round and round we go and where she'll stop nobody knows. John K Clark -

Re: [singularity] Definitions

2008-02-18 Thread John K Clark
And I will define consciousness just as soon as you define "define". John K Clark --- singularity Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/11983/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/11983/ Modify Your Subscript

Re: [singularity] Definitions

2008-02-18 Thread John K Clark
fine "being"! Define "is"! Define "processed"! Define "the"! John K Clark --- singularity Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/11983/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/11983/ Modify

Re: [singularity] Definitions

2008-02-18 Thread John K Clark
ng I am doing at this instant. I have no definition but I know exactly what those words mean and I'll bet you do too. What more is needed for clear communication? John K Clark --- singularity Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/11983/

[singularity] Definitions (was: AI critique by Jaron Lanier)

2008-02-18 Thread John K Clark
27;re a mathematician where they can be of some use, one can lead a full rich rewarding intellectually life without having a good definition of anything. Compared with examples definitions are of trivial importance. John K Clark --- singu

Re: [singularity] Multi-Multi-....-Multiverse

2008-01-27 Thread John K Clark
"Ben Goertzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> we can think about a multi-multiverse, i.e. a collection of multiverses, with a certain probability distribution over them. A probability distribution of what? John K Clark - This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.ag