[FRIAM] Shorthands for Brain-stuff

[Marcus Daniels]

I forget there are philosophers who are prepared to believe, well, anything.

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https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/philosophy/docs/glymour/glymour-kim1999.pdf

I hope that link works.  I have posted it here before.  Please read it if you're interested in this topic.  Glymour is my erstwhile boss and co-author.
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On Mon, Oct 5, 2020, 11:04 AM Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com<mailto:marcus at snoutfarm.com>> wrote:
Russ wrote:

< A probabilistic version of LaPlacian causality may be more or less correct, but the number of levels at which one has to apply it in any complex situation makes it virtually impossible to use. An approximate approach like Glen suggests may be the best we can do--at least for now. >

Use for what?    Understanding what it might mean to be alive or designing a system for regulating the behavior of each other?  Or predicting behavior?  Or what?   The impulse that I object to is inventing an unrealistic fantasy like free will just for the sake of reducing cognitive dissonance.   I can’t be necessary to adopt what amounts to a religion in order to function with one another.

Marcus
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