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I tend to feel like "truth" has no intrinsic value, by itself. It's all about the consequences of lying.
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connecting that to the bacteria-field-theory thing, I wonder: what are the absolute simplest systems capable of "lying"?
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test case: simple biomimicry of a poisonous butterfly by a non-poisonous one. Is that lying? Or is intentionality necessary?
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How consciousness emerges from the physical reality is a very hard question (although there are smart people thinking about it!)
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yeah, I've followed that lit for a while, and the conclusions I find most compelling conclude it's a property of matter
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that's why I think questions like "can atoms/fields lie" are not necessarily mere clever wordplay
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. By the way, did you ever read that "More is Different" article? A great read that worms its way deep into your thinking after a while
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I think I did, but will have to find it again and re-read. I don't think it wormed its way into my thinking the 1st time

