tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post3416123747607798496..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Converse oF Clarke's famous quoteLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-71432050826222982472009-05-01T09:13:00.000-05:002009-05-01T09:13:00.000-05:00Mindreading might just not be something that can b...Mindreading might just not be something that can be found in polynomial time by local search methods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-38369838810103326932009-04-30T21:07:00.000-05:002009-04-30T21:07:00.000-05:00Magic is indistinguishable from any sufficiently a...Magic is indistinguishable from any sufficiently advanced technology.<br /><br />Any technology that is distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.JeffEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633745186684887140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-26155284349399992812009-04-30T18:21:00.000-05:002009-04-30T18:21:00.000-05:00I can make the following counter-argument to any c...I can make the following counter-argument to any claims of the existence of mind reading: If it were possible, animals capable of it would have an enormous evolutionary advantage over those that do not. Think how it could help a cat on its quest for mice, or how in-species mind reading could help social animals. Therefor, one would presume that mind reading would be prevalent in the animal kingdom, but it is not. Therefor it is unlikely to be possible, or at least so complex that it is not likely to ever naturally occur.Eldarnoreply@blogger.com