Not a human construct. A feature of the universe. When stuff does a certain thing it feels like the sensation of meaning.
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@davidarredondo said this: https://twitter.com/davidarredondo/status/1095452087175925762 … I found it extremely useful and I think it applies directly to this conversation.Hunter Bergsma added,
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So I'd say: information is a fundamental feature of the universe — but meaning requires an interpreter. If you want to get all picky about it haha — interpreters are emergent features of the universe, they process and ascribe meaning, and as such, meaning is a feature of the uni
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Ya. Meaning is like red. The feeling of that process. And as
@DavidDeutschOxf points out, this should be substrate independent because it will always happen in a computation with the same abstract features.3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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im confused can you dumb this down for me pretty please
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I’ve been staring at my phone for the better part of an hour trying to work this all out
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Trying to navigate the lingo: a person’s sensation of ‘red’ is a classic example of quale. It’s a perception of a wavelength of light, an objective reality... information. We bestow meaning upon quale. Luckily, most folks have similar senses, similar perceptions, similar meaning.
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No. Not really. Ever studied painting or worked with artists' paints? Red can be orange depending on what's proximally contiguous with it. Or purple. Or black ( depending on lighting).
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Actually, nevermind. Doesnt help at this stage of discussion.
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Heck, we’ll get there David just give us a chance lol
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