Possibility

Okay - you’re going to have explain that.

Only in the sense that any information we receive is incomplete. Not testing the world - testing our predictive representations of the world. It’s not...

I don’t think that’s what Tim IS saying, but I’ll let him clarify that one. Suffice to say, our minds determine predictions we make in relation to the...

No, seriously - where the hell did that association come from? If you’re going to make comparisons like that, you’d better be prepared to back it up.

Ugh! Not likely! Where did that come from?

I thought the quote was relevant given the statement “Essence = Pattern” Personally, I think there’s a difference between saying that there are no pat...

Population thinking: If we expand population thinking to events, then regularities that occur in events such as the sun rising emerge from collectivel...

Interesting. I’ll make two points regarding the question. Firstly, teaching cannot contain wisdom - either by words or by example - only constitute a ...

Flash into existence? Or come to your attention? The way I understand it, five-dimensional conceptual structure isn’t organised according to time, but...

I think it’s even better to understand that all representations are only partial structures of reality: they represent the difference between inner an...

Pop and I have had lengthy discussions before. My approach to logic is probably a little unusual. I think where Pop and I run into disagreement is whe...

I think we keep dancing around the same disagreement. As an idealist, you’re assuming that ‘mind’ arises from this ‘grey nothingness’. I’m saying that...

I agree that there’s more going on, but brain information (ie. the physical information formed in the brain) is nevertheless four-dimensional. How tha...

And what I was saying is that Logic at its most fundamental is just relation as an unformed ideal. No ‘one thing’ distinct from ‘another’, no field as...

Sure - hence the qualifier. Agreed. The difference as I see it is in dimensional quality. Shannon information is one-dimensional. Brain information is...

Data and brain information differ in quality - that is, in the value of the relation as a potential difference. Not how much it is valued. You can’t f...

I guess that was a poor choice of word on my part. As I basically understand it (and I could be wrong), most QM assumes that potential energy exists f...

?? That’s nothing like what I wrote. Can you explain how you think this is saying the same thing? You’re presuming that someone exists with knowledge ...

Different interaction, too; and form... Different to some extent in quality and energy for any interaction we might have. Same logical relation, thoug...

That would be you.

These were the key paragraphs for me: So certainty is about (potential) information you have in qualitative relation to (potential) information you do...

Well, that depends on a number of other factors. Not least of which is: what would count as ‘prayer’? You see, I could believe in God’s existence, and...

Aye, there’s the rub. There is no way to be certain in making a decision without some degree of ignorance/exclusion. As I said, it’s about how much in...

Oversimplification, but I’ve come to expect that from you. It’s only ‘the same’ with regard to the specific decision to take or not take an umbrella w...

It seems so. Another poor analogy, I’m thinking. I’ll take my umbrella with me, obviously. That doesn’t mean I’ll be upset if I don’t have cause to us...

All I can say is look deeper. The anthropic principle deals with possibility, not perceived potential or intentionality. Many a poor argument starts w...

That’s not understanding, it’s accepting without understanding. The reason I challenge you to back up these statements is because you have a tendency ...

Well, technically everything arises from quantum foam, so... Simply stating that ‘quantum foam somehow develops form’ is a leap of faith you’re expect...

Process notation includes a directional flow of energy, so no, it wouldn’t work better. The equations refer back to a Venn diagram on entropy from ear...

I agree with you - the metaphor wasn’t mine, I was just messing with it. The point is that we don’t have to know - it doesn’t stop us from making deci...

Agnosticism CAN be used to guide our actions, make decisions, etc - it’s just not as obvious to everyone else. Why should we take a permanent stand on...

Except that you also said: I did watch Daniel’s video, hence my question. You’ve said that: 1. Information enables interaction of form. 2. Form develo...

So there is no ‘before’ - but I get that language structure doesn’t help us here. If information is the variable interrelation of form, interaction an...

This is an assumption, that a system is already recognised and distinguished prior to interaction (by whom?). It’s the interaction that exists prior, ...

Not in a reductionist sense, though. We are not one with the exchange, but only with a part of it. The question is, which part?

Enactive in this context simply means that we are part of any interaction, and cannot objectively talk about ‘information’ without including ourselves...

Yes, I recognise that the quote was taken out of context (to illustrate my point), and I will get to reading the full article... But I do think that e...

I have been processing some of the references offered here, and the article ‘What is information?’ from Christophe Adami caught my attention - in part...

Now we’re getting somewhere... I have an enormous amount of respect for both approaches here. I am reading along, taking notes and doing background re...

There are so many different ‘kinds’ of information. The common quality, in my view, is variability in an interaction. So the focus is a point of inter...

It can’t hurt. At the very least we should acknowledge the ambiguity of the term, referring to an interaction, its evidence and potential. This is why...

For the record, I don’t assume that consciousness is a continuous stream, nor do I assume the alternative must be discrete packets or ‘moments’ of con...

Information refers loosely to the variability in any interaction. How we structure this in terms of logic, idea and affect encompasses the topic at ha...

I think you’re missing Wittgenstein’s point - you’re assuming that my world, all I know, is all that exists in the interaction. It’s missing something...

Thanks for the link. I find this idea of ‘family resemblance’ to be similar to Darwin’s ‘population thinking’, as termed by Ernst Mayr. As a very brie...

I find this a very interesting account of the younger female perspective. I don’t want to discount the points you’ve made here - I think this provides...

You seem very keen to distance yourself from any implication that you are part of the problem. But just because a man is not actively attacking or dis...

I think you’re missing the point, but I’ve probably contributed to that by my accusatory use of ‘you’, so I apologise. Only men who ARE attracted to t...

Hmmm...No, I don’t suppose they would appear that way to you - although it would be nice if you could entertain the possibility that a woman can be se...

That’s because you don’t see her as an ‘angel’, let alone recognise that she may also be a ‘mother’. You also tend to block out the teams of male danc...