[eu-gene] Generative or not? cubo23

[Jim Andrews]

> The question is extraordinarily difficult. It is not a scientific
> question
> because in principle a computer could provide an effective
> simulation of a
> human being, whether or not the computer was in fact conscious or truly
> thinking.

Perhaps 'true consciousness' and 'true thinking' are like 'true
intelligence': always what hasn't been done yet.

> There is a deeper question inside this, whether Turing machines can
> effectively model natural law. The answer to this is probably no, since
> quantum theory predicts true randomness in natural phenomena, which lies
> beyond the ability of any program to compute (see Chaitin's
> Omega). Finite
> programs can only be pseudo-random.

Ah, 'true randomness' too, eh? What is 'true randomness'?

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