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Is most of life rolling down an optimisation valley.
May 18, 2022 at 1:20 pm
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.
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RE: Is most of life rolling down an optimisation valley.
May 18, 2022 at 1:23 pm
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RE: Is most of life rolling down an optimisation valley.
May 18, 2022 at 1:31 pm
(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.
Please explain what photons have to do with thinking
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RE: Is most of life rolling down an optimisation valley.
May 18, 2022 at 1:31 pm
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RE: Is most of life rolling down an optimisation valley.
May 18, 2022 at 2:12 pm
(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.
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RE: Is most of life rolling down an optimisation valley.
May 18, 2022 at 2:30 pm
Might wanna make sure thinking optimizes this little sliver of the cosmos it happens in, before we get too excited wondering just how much thinking optimizes the entire cosmos.
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