Trying to explain fuzzy logic to a friend.

[mwilson]

Hi,

I'm trying to come up with a way to explain fuzzy logic to a friend of mine. After reading this paper:
http://www.polytech.univ-savoie.fr/fileadmin/polytech_autres_sites/sites/listic/busefal/Papers/67.zip/67_02.pdf

He is adamant that Fuzzy Logic determines the chance that a bit in a computer system is 0 or 1. Furthermore, this percentage is the golden ratio. To me this make no sense at all. I've tried to reason him out of this insane notion, but to no avail. Can anyone offer any good points as to why this idea just isn't viable?


Mark

 

[jedishrfu]

There's a lot of good info in the wikipedia article with references to other articles:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_logic

With respect to the golden ratio, there is an article using fuzzy logic to explain it:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...=pQR7ySAOhgHGLy0rgVUlpw&bvm=bv.71667212,d.aWw

 

[mwilson]

That last link is exactly the paper I posted in my original post.

 

[jedishrfu]

That last link is exactly the paper I posted in my original post.

Sorry, I didn't read your reference but responded to the question you had.

Perhaps your friend is thinking of fuzzy logic being ingrained in the physics of binary logic gates where an incoming signal changes from 0 to 1 and the gate optimally switches sometime in between the two states.

http://www.misprofesores.com/uploads/artic8.pdf

and further believes that the golden ratio applies to the switching action.

 

[TheDemx27]

He is adamant that Fuzzy Logic determines the chance that a bit in a computer system is 0 or 1. Furthermore, this percentage is the golden ratio.

I'm pretty sure your friend is joking.

 

[mwilson]

I'm pretty sure your friend is joking.

Unfortunately, I can assure you he is 100% serious...

 

[TheDemx27]

I just ate that paper up by the way. At least up until the part where it formalizes the fuzzy logic. That was a bit iffy in my opinion.

 

[Jarvis323]

I am not convinced that paper is worth the electricity that went into lighting my computer screen for the few minutes it took me to read it.