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> Nothing is original. No. I suppose when you say "nothing" you're talking about philosophical propositions, which can be mapped to computer programs. In which
by laretluval 9y ago
> Nothing is original.
No. I suppose when you say "nothing" you're talking about philosophical propositions, which can be mapped to computer programs. In which case we can note that (1) the vast majority of programs have never been generated before by any process and (2) the vast majority of possible programs cannot be reduced to simpler programs that might have been expressed earlier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov_complexity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov_complexity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmically_random_sequence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmically_random_sequenc...
- sova 9y agoWho said anything about computers? The whole universe is in a constant state of Recycling. Remember that old adage "energy/matter cannot be created nor destroyed?"