Re: Consistency?

From: George Levy <GLevy.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 10:39:03 -0700

Hi Marchal

Your expose in a "nutshell" is far too technical to convince me... unfortunately
I believe I would have to obtain a post grad education in logic to appreciate
your position as you state it. Yet I believe that what you are saying sounds
valid. So even though I would like to give you the prize, I'm afraid, I'm not
qualified. However, all is not lost. I believe that your position can be stated
much more simply without having to review all of modern logic theory. It may be
that you know too much as one of the famous scientists said when he heard about
the accomplishment of a younger and less experienced colleague (I think it was
Wofgang Pauli... "Ach! I know too much!").

Let's see if we can summarize your position in simple terms.

1) What are the axioms and rules of inference supporting your system. This answer
should be answerable in a few lines. Please don't mention Kripke, Leibnitz or
anyone else. Do not give any reference. State your system from the ground up.

2) Derive the "Little Abstract Schroedinger Equation" from these axioms. Again
this should be short.(note that I have not said anyting about uncertainty yet.
This comes below)

3) How does consciousness - i.e., first person point of view - come about from
the axioms and rules of inference. Why is this set of axioms unique in allowing
consciousness to arise?

4) How does the world come about from the existence of consciousness and axioms
and rules of inference. How does third person point of view arise?

5) How does LASE introduce uncertainty, superposition, and the violation of
Bell's inequality, in the perception of the world by consciousness. Give an
example as a thought experiment involving consciousness and world as described
above.

6) Is it possible to write a computer program to illustrate all of this?

This is your end-of-school-year final exam. No cheating allowed. There is no time
limit and it is open book.Take your time.

George
Received on Mon May 21 2001 - 10:49:42 PDT