RE: Monist vs. Dualist Experiment?
November 22, 2013 at 5:08 am
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2013 at 5:11 am by bennyboy.)
(November 21, 2013 at 3:19 pm)genkaus Wrote:What's the "it" that is contradicting itself?(November 21, 2013 at 2:18 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Contradictory with what, exactly? and what is philosophically wrong with this contradiction?
Contradictory to itself. Which is what self-contradictory means.
And logic is the primary mode of inquiry within philosophy. Any contradiction indicates a misapplication or an error.
Quote:Spoken like a true substance dualist. Tell me, if I look at a strange system, how am I to know whether it is collecting and manipulating "meaningful" information, or just part of the ongoing cascade of packets of energy moving around the universe?(November 21, 2013 at 2:18 pm)bennyboy Wrote: I've just defined data processing in physical terms: the interaction of property states, which is predicated on the exchange of energy. If you have another definition, then go ahead and make your case.
Sure:
Data processing is "the collection and manipulation of items of data to produce meaningful information."
