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I'm interested in the argument at the end of your comment, but I cannot understand it as-is. Could you flesh it out a bit please?
by Y_Y 7y ago
I'm interested in the argument at the end of your comment, but I cannot understand it as-is. Could you flesh it out a bit please?
- misterman0 7y agoI'm fascinated by Chaitin's Constant and his use of the word "elegance". His ideas challenge my current belief system. From the article: >> [what is] the probability that a randomly constructed program will halt [?] Where are you in life when this is a question that needs to be pondered? My bet is you're at a point where (when?) you question nature and/or human nature. >> Real numbers are real I meant to say, real numbers existed all along and were discovered, as opposed to being an invention. What made me come to this conclusion? Here's Chaitin (paraphrased): - run a process that through a series of operations produces a scalar, deterministically. - alter that process. - observe that the scalar has increased/decreased in value. I.e. numbers are "real".