RE: Know your mind

From: Higgo James <james.higgo.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:46:23 +0100

The old ones are the best ones. Bruno is definitely right:

        sum(everything) = 0
        sum(everything known by conscious subjects) = infinity (enumerable?)
sum(everything not known by conscious subjects) = ... infinity too ! (not
enumerable?)

James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marchal [SMTP:marchal.domain.name.hidden]
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 4:50 PM
> To: David Seaman; 'everything-list.domain.name.hidden'
> Subject: RE: Know your mind
>
> David Seaman proposes for a (beginning) TOE:
>
> > sum(everything) = 0
> > sum(everything known by conscious subjects) = infinity
> > sum(everything not known by conscious subjects) = 0
>
> Mmmmh ... I would say, that with comp, we should have:
>
> sum(everything) = 0
> sum(everything known by conscious subjects) = infinity
> sum(everything not known by conscious subjects) = ... infinity too !
>
> Well, to be sure, it could depends how the sum is done, ...
> The idea is that machine can only nibble the infinite ...: the more
> you know the more you are ignorant (which answers also another post).
>
> But also, the more you know, the more you know you are ignorant, so that:
> the more you know, the more you are (or should be ?) wise.
>
> Bruno
Received on Fri Jul 16 1999 - 01:57:53 PDT