Weak computationalism: all models must be computational Strong c.: things are computational Cognitive c.: the mind is computational Universal c.: everything is computational Digital computation: mappings between [finite] ints Quantum c.: between complex Hyper c.: more than int
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Replying to @Plinz
are you describing a form of computational panpsychism there? ;) mr
@PeterSjostedtH piece from yesterday came to mind: http://highexistence.com/panpsychism-3-reasons-why-our-world-brimming-sentience/ …1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
Replying to @samim @PeterSjostedtH
From the perspective of computationalism, panpsychism assumes some kind of entirely inscrutable metacomputational operator that works below what our computational observation and reason can get at.
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Replying to @Plinz @PeterSjostedtH
I'm curios to hear
@PeterSjostedtH take on this: Is panpsychism by definition outside of the scope of the scientific method or will science eventually expand to accommodate new theories, backed by experimental evidence for panpsychism?4 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @samim @PeterSjostedtH
I think we can show that all constructive models are computational, so if there is a reality generating operator outside of computation, it won't be constructive and we cannot make a theory about it. But I also think we cannot make any observation that would imply such operators.
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We could still make partial theories about such an operator if it was *partially* constructive. E.g. some part of the output of the operator is observable but (in our current biological state) other parts are beyond our comprehension and we do not have concepts for them.
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How would you test that the operator is doing more than computation? You obviously cannot deconstruct the operator's mechanism, so you would have to check its performance on an uncomputable task. How could you know that it yields the correct result?
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You wouldn't be able to "check it's performance". You don't have the concepts. Just like a rat cannot understand mazes with prime number turns, yet prime numbers are a concept that yields to certain cognitive capacities. It's possible qualia is like this for humans, e.g.
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I have a very good concept of the halting problem.
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