[FRIAM] Crutchfield 's "Is anything ever new?"

[Douglas Roberts]

100%, complete, total unequivocal agreement w/Glen.

--Doug


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On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 11:15 AM, glen e. p. ropella <
gepr at agent-based-modeling.com> wrote:

> Thus spake Nicholas Thompson circa 11/05/2009 05:04 PM:
> > I think your rejection of emergence applies only to (2) above.... and
> > possibly (4), if we understand "no way" to mean "no way we have thought
> of
> > yet".   But I bet you disagree.
>
> Naaa.  I don't really disagree.  I said I TEND to think that emergence
> is fictitious.  Until I see a definition or construction of it that I
> can _use_ to get my work done, it's a useless concept, regardless of
> whether it exists or not.  I don't frankly care if it exists.  What
> matters is whether it can be used for some purpose (other than passing
> the time arguing with bright people on e-mail lists ;-).
>
> --
> glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://agent-based-modeling.com
>
>
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