Destiny: space does not exist, only time and a suite of commands?

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The discussion explores the concept of the brain functioning like a processor that receives a list of commands, akin to the "brain in a vat" thought experiment and the premise of The Matrix. It posits that if the brain were limited to executing one-dimensional commands, it would lead to an inescapable fate. However, counterarguments highlight that the brain is not a linear processor and can interpret data in various ways. Each brain develops uniquely based on past experiences, meaning identical inputs would be processed differently by different individuals. The conversation reflects on the complexity of these ideas, with some participants finding the initial premise difficult to understand due to its lack of detail.
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What if the brain received simply a list of commands to execute, like a processor ?

Hence all the visualization were just a creation of an internal geometry.

Fatality is then unavoidable since the commands have to be executed and since the datas are one dimensional, there were no way to escape.
 
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HUH ?
 
Do you mean: what if the "brain in a vat" thought experiment were taken literally?

To you young'uns, that's The Matrix.
 
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jk22 said:
What if the brain received simply a list of commands to execute, like a processor ?

Hence all the visualization were just a creation of an internal geometry.
Those constraints on input are insufficient to constrain the brain to a form of "fatality", as you put it.

1] Even if we played a fixed stream of data to the brain - a la The Matrix or similar BiaV setup, there's no requirement for the brain to process it any particular way or in any particular order. The brain is not a linear processor.

2] By the time it can be considered a living brain, it has already developed sufficiently to essentially be unique - unlike any other brain -simply due to the experiences it's already had. Those experiences form a bedrock upon which new sensory input is laid. In other words, the same data, fed to two different brains will be processed differently.
 
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I'm still at the stage of HUH ?
 
I had to reread it a half dozen times before it started to make sense. It's sparse in details but you can fill in the implicit details with enough brow sweat.

Alas. Looks like a drive-by.
 
DaveC426913 said:
I had to reread it a half dozen times before it started to make sense. It's sparse in details but you can fill in the implicit details with enough brow sweat.

Alas. Looks like a drive-by.
Well, the OP has 600 posts. You'd think he'd have learned by now how to make more sense.
 

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