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Replying to @Plinz
Wish we had a place to define more concretely what each of these words meant.
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Words aren't concrete, though. They are fuzzy sets of similar experiences that overlap, but which every individual has a unique blob in mind when using said words.
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Replying to @thewiseturtle @Plinz
Fore sure, though some words have very concrete meaning. Abstract concepts with concrete meaning- like set, graph, bit, etc. I think we can built up better definitions from plbetter defined primitives. Actually I think
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The meaning might seem concrete to you, but the reality is that it's just a big ol' pile of neuronal connections caused by many diverse experiences with some shared elements.
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Replying to @thewiseturtle @Plinz
What’s cool about words like bit is that my pile neurons might implement that idea very differently then yours, but ultimately we can construct the concept exactly with no coordination, solely on our current understanding. Can’t say the same about things like life or consciousnes
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Your idea of "exact" is very different from mine.
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Replying to @thewiseturtle @Plinz
I think the idea of a “number” is pretty universal, no? If we can’t agree on that then this is going to be tough
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Yes, Turil does not care about getting it right.
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