@ObjectOfObjects Not "any", but "any of the class that you could plausibly be embedded in". From the inside, you can't tell which you're in.
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Replying to @MoralOfStory
@MoralOfStory By "you are embedded," does "you" refer to the mind or just the body?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ObjectOfObjects
@ObjectOfObjects Can you devise an experiment that would be able to tell the difference?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MoralOfStory
@MoralOfStory I don't understand. You want me to devise an experiment to determine what@MoralOfStory's claim is?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ObjectOfObjects
@ObjectOfObjects To be more clear-- I think the claims cannot be distinguished from inside the system. So I mean both.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MoralOfStory
@MoralOfStory If you were only referring to the body then I would have thought there is more substance to your original statement.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ObjectOfObjects
@MoralOfStory i.e. "The same laws that explain how muscles work can also explain how thoughts work."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ObjectOfObjects
@MoralOfStory But if you're not claiming that, then why even mention physics? Why not just claim that minds are computable?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ObjectOfObjects
@ObjectOfObjects I guess we could theoretically find a place for "and here is where the mental realm plugs in", in that case I'd be wrong.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MoralOfStory
@MoralOfStory Well I think a game like Kerbal Space Program seems pretty physicsy and that has an outside player.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@ObjectOfObjects KSP is a good example. A being in KSP has to model the player+game system to make accurate predictions about the future.
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