but that begs the question of which god (lower-case g) you’re conditioning on.
Since the context of the discussion involved quotes from Torah/Bible, I thought it was apparent.
so long as their authors are Turing machines
Speaking of ontological categories… Humans are not Turing machines.
a positive feedback loop where certain beliefs produce effects which provide evidence that support those beliefs
Sure, but I still don’t see it as particularly profound. It happens all the time and is the mechanism involved in some well-known biases. I understand your point that “personal experience” of a believer is suspect as evidence and that point has some validity, but this is a complex discussion involving interpretations, cultural expectations, philosophy of qualia, etc. etc. :-)
Since the context of the discussion involved quotes from Torah/Bible, I thought it was apparent.
It isn’t apparent. Genesis is part of three different religious traditions with radically different theologies. For example, there’s a rich tradition in Judaism of arguing with God, and even winning sometimes (e.g. Exo32:9-14), something which would be unthinkable in Christianity or Islam.
Humans are not Turing machines.
The software processes running on human brains can, as far as anyone can tell, be modeled by a Turing machine, so if a TM can’t do it, neither can a human, and hence neither can any fictional character a human can describe.
I still don’t see it as particularly profound
I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree about that.
Since the context of the discussion involved quotes from Torah/Bible, I thought it was apparent.
Speaking of ontological categories… Humans are not Turing machines.
Sure, but I still don’t see it as particularly profound. It happens all the time and is the mechanism involved in some well-known biases. I understand your point that “personal experience” of a believer is suspect as evidence and that point has some validity, but this is a complex discussion involving interpretations, cultural expectations, philosophy of qualia, etc. etc. :-)
It isn’t apparent. Genesis is part of three different religious traditions with radically different theologies. For example, there’s a rich tradition in Judaism of arguing with God, and even winning sometimes (e.g. Exo32:9-14), something which would be unthinkable in Christianity or Islam.
The software processes running on human brains can, as far as anyone can tell, be modeled by a Turing machine, so if a TM can’t do it, neither can a human, and hence neither can any fictional character a human can describe.
I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree about that.