To me, computationalism means that everything that exists must be implemented. (An implementation is a transition function that correlates adjacent states.)
The thesis of strong computationalism entails that you can always construct a single fsm to account for all known observations.
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But that doesn't account for emergent properties that might result from a state remaining persistent over time, or if value is in the transition between states. Back to physics example, could we not suggest a quantum state machine is required.
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No, why? The quantum description is only a mode of description, just as GR or thermodynamics are modes of description.
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... and like FSM, I think Universal Turing Machine is also limited.
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