Re:C. Elegans: The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can Crack
by tim333 on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @04:13AM
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The reasoning in the essay seems a bit iffy.
He goes from
>patterns that are useful and guide events in the physical world but are not themselves explained, set, or modifiable by the laws of physics. This includes things like facts about prime numbers...
which if fair enough. Prime numbers exist and you find them by doing calculations but he jumps to
>non-physical space of truths which we discover, not invent
and to
>physical bodies don’t create, or even connect to (and thus have) minds – instead, minds are the patterns
which seems iffy. As mentioned we find primes by calculation rather than a woo woo connection to some realm where they live.
He goes from
>patterns that are useful and guide events in the physical world but are not themselves explained, set, or modifiable by the laws of physics. This includes things like facts about prime numbers...
which if fair enough. Prime numbers exist and you find them by doing calculations but he jumps to
>non-physical space of truths which we discover, not invent
and to
>physical bodies don’t create, or even connect to (and thus have) minds – instead, minds are the patterns
which seems iffy. As mentioned we find primes by calculation rather than a woo woo connection to some realm where they live.