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by cr0sh
3489 days ago
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> Whether or not the human brain can be completely simulated by a machine is still an unanswered question but nothing I came across so far convinced me that it's not possible. If you haven't read this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach ...you probably should. It may or may not change your mind, but it will bring up some interesting concepts and other meanderings that will keep you thinking about things. Let me put it this way: Before I read it, your words above echoed my ideas. Interestingly, they still do. That said, after I read the book, there are certain nagging issues deep in the recesses of mathematics where few have dared to delve that raise interesting questions... |
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It didn't make me feel that mathematics is somehow limited though. As far as I understand Gödels theorem, all he says is that there is no such thing as a contradiction-free system of axioms a la Principia Mathematica.
But that's fine with me. I keep tons of contradicting believes in my head all the time. And I'm actually not that interested in simulating an entire brain (although that would be very exciting) but the thing I really care about is the ability to express a part of my mind that I care about in software, sort of like expert systems do. And as a software developer, that's exactly what I do everyday with the minds of my clients. That's also the main idea behind DDD in my opinion.
This topic deserves an essay. If I manage to wrap my head around it, I'll publish something on my blog this week.