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Is most of life rolling down an optimisation valley.
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RE: Is most of life rolling down an optimisation valley.
(May 18, 2022 at 1:20 pm)highdimensionman Wrote: Lets say our axioms are that god represents the base raw nature upon which all existence extends of and that thinking in essence is a form of optimisation.
How many photons does it take to match the thinking ability of slime mold. Is this ability to scratch around in free will rolling around a meta valley finding local low points, local optimal's an ability of all existence.
Is this god optimising on itself.
Or is there a hidden larger circular argument in optimisation past which point its irrelevant in which case all that is to be was once maybe.

I don’t know where you live, but I hope your punctuation shortage get relieved.

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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RE: Is most of life rolling down an optimisation valley. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 18, 2022 at 2:12 pm

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