Can We Debug The Universe?

Can we debug the Universe?
Apostolos Syropoulos Greek Molecular Computing Group Xanthi, Greece E-mail: asyropoulos@yahoo.com
Debugging the Universe???

Hayes, B. Debugging the Universe. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 42, 2 (2003), 277295.
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Hayes, B. Debugging the Universe. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 42, 2 (2003), 277295. debug: to eliminate errors in or malfunctions of computer programs.
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Computer: A programmable symbol processing device.
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Computer: A programmable symbol processing device. Is the Universe a possibly buggy computer program?
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Computer: A programmable symbol processing device. Is the Universe a possibly buggy computer program? Then, is the Universe a computer itself?
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Computer: A programmable symbol processing device. Is the Universe a possibly buggy computer program? Then, is the Universe a computer itself? But, what this has to do with hypercomputation?
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How to answer this question?

A reductionistic approach seems like a good idea. . .
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A reductionistic approach seems like a good idea. . . Fact: Inteligent beings inhabit this/the Universe.
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A reductionistic approach seems like a good idea. . . Fact: Inteligent beings inhabit this/the Universe. Question: Is the brain (of inteligent beings) like a computer?
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A reductionistic approach seems like a good idea. . . Fact: Inteligent beings inhabit this/the Universe. Question: Is the brain (of inteligent beings) like a computer? Another question: Are the laws of the Universe computable?
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Computable physical laws plus computable intelligence equals computable Universe! (Maybe)
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Computable physical laws plus computable intelligence equals computable Universe! (Maybe) Do computable physical laws imply computable intelligence?
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What if the Universe is a computer?

Assume we know everything about our Universe-computer.
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Assume we know everything about our Universe-computer. A computer simulation of the Universe is feasible in principle.
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Assume we know everything about our Universe-computer. A computer simulation of the Universe is feasible in principle. Are we real? Enter. . . the Matrix!
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Assume we know everything about our Universe-computer. A computer simulation of the Universe is feasible in principle. Are we real? Enter. . . the Matrix! Probably, we live in a computer simulation or else we cannot reach the posthuman stage. . .
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Assume we know everything about our Universe-computer. A computer simulation of the Universe is feasible in principle. Are we real? Enter. . . the Matrix! Probably, we live in a computer simulation or else we cannot reach the posthuman stage. . . Simulations of the Universe within simulations of the Universe: Recursion in action!
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Mind = Computer
Computationalism: The mind is a computer.
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Mind = Computer
Computationalism: The mind is a computer. Mentalists, dualists, Lucas-Penrose, etc.: Minds are not machines.
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Mind = Computer
Computationalism: The mind is a computer. Mentalists, dualists, Lucas-Penrose, etc.: Minds are not machines. Searle, Panksepp, and Bringsjord: Minds are both (hyper-)machines and nonmachines.
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Mind = Computer
Computationalism: The mind is a computer. Mentalists, dualists, Lucas-Penrose, etc.: Minds are not machines. Searle, Panksepp, and Bringsjord: Minds are both (hyper-)machines and nonmachines. Kugel and Copeland: Minds are hypermachines.
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Mind = Computer
Computationalism: The mind is a computer. Mentalists, dualists, Lucas-Penrose, etc.: Minds are not machines. Searle, Panksepp, and Bringsjord: Minds are both (hyper-)machines and nonmachines. Kugel and Copeland: Minds are hypermachines. Do you happen to be aware of any other approach to this question?
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Mind = Computer (Cnt.)
The Church-Turing thesis: describes what can be computed.
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The Church-Turing thesis: describes what can be computed. Congitive sciences and the computational metaphor.
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The Church-Turing thesis: describes what can be computed. Congitive sciences and the computational metaphor. Articial intelligence: intelligent = formal.
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The Church-Turing thesis: describes what can be computed. Congitive sciences and the computational metaphor. Articial intelligence: intelligent = formal. The problem of intelligence: intelligent machines full of wrath and prejudices or just yes-machines?
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The Church-Turing thesis: describes what can be computed. Congitive sciences and the computational metaphor. Articial intelligence: intelligent = formal. The problem of intelligence: intelligent machines full of wrath and prejudices or just yes-machines? The Problem of free will.
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The Church-Turing thesis: describes what can be computed. Congitive sciences and the computational metaphor. Articial intelligence: intelligent = formal. The problem of intelligence: intelligent machines full of wrath and prejudices or just yes-machines? The Problem of free will. Computable sociology and economics.
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Mentalism and dualism: Souls do exist.
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Mentalism and dualism: Souls do exist. Lucas-Penrose: Minds can see truths no machine can see.
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Mentalism and dualism: Souls do exist. Lucas-Penrose: Minds can see truths no machine can see. John Searl: Chinese Room Argument.
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Mentalism and dualism: Souls do exist. Lucas-Penrose: Minds can see truths no machine can see. John Searl: Chinese Room Argument. Jaak Pansepp: Affective Neuroscience.
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Mentalism and dualism: Souls do exist. Lucas-Penrose: Minds can see truths no machine can see. John Searl: Chinese Room Argument. Jaak Pansepp: Affective Neuroscience. Selmer Bringsjord: Scientic dualism?
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Mentalism and dualism: Souls do exist. Lucas-Penrose: Minds can see truths no machine can see. John Searl: Chinese Room Argument. Jaak Pansepp: Affective Neuroscience. Selmer Bringsjord: Scientic dualism? Peter Kugel: The mind is a tae-machine.
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Mentalism and dualism: Souls do exist. Lucas-Penrose: Minds can see truths no machine can see. John Searl: Chinese Room Argument. Jaak Pansepp: Affective Neuroscience. Selmer Bringsjord: Scientic dualism? Peter Kugel: The mind is a tae-machine. Jack Copeland: The mind is a hypercomputer(?).
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Mind = Computer (Cont.)

Mind can compute numbers and functions albeit slowly.
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Mind can compute numbers and functions albeit slowly. Question: do computers actually calculate?
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Mind can compute numbers and functions albeit slowly. Question: do computers actually calculate? Minds have intuition, machines dont.
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Mind can compute numbers and functions albeit slowly. Question: do computers actually calculate? Minds have intuition, machines dont. There is no general methodology for proving theorems.
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Mind can compute numbers and functions albeit slowly. Question: do computers actually calculate? Minds have intuition, machines dont. There is no general methodology for proving theorems. Thinking cannot be reduced to neuron ring; it involves culture (Roy F. Baumeister).
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Mind can compute numbers and functions albeit slowly. Question: do computers actually calculate? Minds have intuition, machines dont. There is no general methodology for proving theorems. Thinking cannot be reduced to neuron ring; it involves culture (Roy F. Baumeister). The mind is not a computer.
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Is the Universe a Computer?

Pythagorean mysticism: everything is composed of numbers (information).
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Conrad Zuse: All processes that take place in the Universe are computable.
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Conrad Zuse: All processes that take place in the Universe are computable. John Wheeler: It from bit (all things physical are information-theoretic in origin).
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Conrad Zuse: All processes that take place in the Universe are computable. John Wheeler: It from bit (all things physical are information-theoretic in origin). Stephen Wolfram, Edward Fredkin, etc.: Digital philosophy.
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Conrad Zuse: All processes that take place in the Universe are computable. John Wheeler: It from bit (all things physical are information-theoretic in origin). Stephen Wolfram, Edward Fredkin, etc.: Digital philosophy. Steven Weinberg: Is time and space truly continuous?
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Is the Universe a Computer? (Cont.)

Richard Lieu and Lloyd W. Hillman: Space and time are continuous.
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Richard Lieu and Lloyd W. Hillman: Space and time are continuous. Yee Jack Ng et al.: Space and time are not continuous. . .
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Richard Lieu and Lloyd W. Hillman: Space and time are continuous. Yee Jack Ng et al.: Space and time are not continuous. . . Jack Ng and Seth Lloyd: Ultimate computing devices.
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Richard Lieu and Lloyd W. Hillman: Space and time are continuous. Yee Jack Ng et al.: Space and time are not continuous. . . Jack Ng and Seth Lloyd: Ultimate computing devices. Computing black holes!
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Richard Lieu and Lloyd W. Hillman: Space and time are continuous. Yee Jack Ng et al.: Space and time are not continuous. . . Jack Ng and Seth Lloyd: Ultimate computing devices. Computing black holes! Ultimate laptops! What about the ultimate desktop/playmachine?
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Conclusions
I am convinced that the mind cannot possible be computer.
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Conclusions
I am convinced that the mind cannot possible be computer. Time and space seems to be continuous.
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Conclusions
I am convinced that the mind cannot possible be computer. Time and space seems to be continuous. Therefore: The/this Universe is not a computer.
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Conclusions
I am convinced that the mind cannot possible be computer. Time and space seems to be continuous. Therefore: The/this Universe is not a computer. Ergo: We cannot debug the/this Universe.
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Thats all!
Thank you very much for your attention!
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Can we debug the Universe?

Debugging the Universe???

Debugging the Universe???

Debugging the Universe???

Computer: A programmable symbol processing device.

Debugging the Universe???

Debugging the Universe???

Debugging the Universe???

How to answer this question?

How to answer this question?

How to answer this question?

How to answer this question?

How to answer this question?

How to answer this question?

What if the Universe is a computer?

Assume we know everything about our Universe-computer.

What if the Universe is a computer?

What if the Universe is a computer?

What if the Universe is a computer?

What if the Universe is a computer?

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

The Church-Turing thesis: describes what can be computed.

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cnt.)

Mind = Computer (Cont.)

Mind = Computer (Cont.)

Mind = Computer (Cont.)

Mind = Computer (Cont.)

Mind = Computer (Cont.)

Mind = Computer (Cont.)

Is the Universe a Computer?

Is the Universe a Computer?

Is the Universe a Computer?

Is the Universe a Computer?

Is the Universe a Computer?

Is the Universe a Computer? (Cont.)

Is the Universe a Computer? (Cont.)

Is the Universe a Computer? (Cont.)

Is the Universe a Computer? (Cont.)

Is the Universe a Computer? (Cont.)

Thank you very much for your attention!

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