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Not to be rude, but what do you mean by this?

• andrewflnr 14y ago
  (Your brain is a finite automaton) + (sliced "cognize" out of "recognize" to get a new word for thinking).
  • jacquesm 14y ago
    > Your brain is a finite automaton That assertion badly needs some proof, and I'm not currently aware that such a proof even exists (but I am aware that there is substantial evidence that it isn't all that simple). A 'finite automaton' implies that you can capture the complete state vector and for many reasons this is unfeasible. So if there is proof to the contrary then please supply it. (I understand you're merely transcribing the original comment, which to me feels clever but wrong).
• javajosh 14y ago
  Recursion is the key to enlightenment. There are may ways to achieve this recursion, and contemplation of finite automata is one of them. The point of recursion happens when you realize that the thought process which is considering finite automata is itself composed of finite automata. The subjective experience of recursion leads to enlightenment.
  • dietrichepp 14y ago
    Chemical processes are not measurably discrete, so it is only a conjecture that the universe could be modeled as a finite automaton. Varying reference frames make it impossible to agree on an order for the input our brains receive, even if we can think of it as discrete. Agreeing on the state of a brain is also impossible, due to relativity. Quantum entanglement makes it impossible to accurately model a portion of the physical universe, such as a brain. If you want complete accuracy you must model the whole universe or none of it. I am aware of no accepted model of the universe that is deterministic. Finite automata are deterministic, the brain and the universe are not. Look up "hidden variables". Only a more sophisticated model than finite automata could possibly be useful for describing physical phenomena in general. All models are wrong, but finite automata are not even useful for describing brains.