Re: virus: Re: Smart Asses

zaimoni@ksu.edu
Wed, 6 Nov 1996 21:52:28 -0600 (CST)


On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, Tadeusz Niwinski wrote:

> Noctem wrote:
>=20
> >Toward the construction of an intellect able to comprehend itself.
>=20
> If we apply G=F6del's theorem to intellects (may we?), does it mean
> there will always be some idea (or a meme) a (no matter how well
> "constructed") intellect will not be able to comprehend?
>=20
> ---------------------
> Tad Niwinski from TeTa where people grow
> 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197
> There is no Absolute Truth, although we are getting closer and closer to =
IT.

I'd need a more concrete definition of "intellect". A successful=20
mathematization of "intellect" under the current paradigms would=20
almost certainly [depends on how it was done] guarantee that. =20
Indeterminists have the Axiom of Choice as a potential loophole.

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