Re: why not high complexity?

From: Karl Stiefvater <qarl.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 11:16:45 -0500

                oops. my last message didn't make it to the
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     O > Maybe you'd like to write down formally
O O > what you mean.
 O O
 O O sure. i suspect we're talking past each other.
   O O
     OO O let M be the set of universes. let A_i be a
O O O sequence of finite subsets of M, such that A_i
  O O is a strict subset of A_(i+1). define e(i) be
 O O O the expected complexity of a uniformly chosen
    OOO member of A_i.
O O O
  O O O then lim i->inf e(i) = inf.
  O OO O
OOO O
O OO O > Practical unpredictability due to
   OO OO > deterministic chaos and Heisenberg
 O OO O O > etc is very different from true
 O O O O > unpredictability. For instance, despite of
  O O O OO > chaos and uncertainty principle my computer
  OOO O O > probably will not disappear within the
O OO O O > next hour. But in most possible futures it
OO O O O > won't even see the next instant - most are
 OO O O O > maximally random and unpredictable.
OO O OO O
OOO O O O yes - i think i understand what you're saying
 OO O O O here. a universe with high complexity is a very
OOO O OO messy place indeed - computers disappear, etc.
O OOO O OO however, i think you'll agree, that our universe
O OO OOOO (unless it *is* using a pseudo-random number
OO O OOOO generator) is quite messy.
O OO O OOO
 OOOO OOO i'm wondering if perhaps a different force is
OOOO OO OO keeping the complexity low. an anthropic force
OOOO OO OO - if complexity is too high, then life doesn't
OOO OOO OO evolve - and we don't see it.
OOO O OO O
OOO O OO O i apologize for not having fully read/understood
OOO O OO O your paper. i'm on vacation for the next week,
OOO OOOOO i'll do so then.
OOO OO OOO
OOO OO OOO
 OO OOO OO -k
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