WHY UNDERSTANDING THE SEQUENCE OF SETS, MATH, AND OPERATIONS MATTERS TO YOU. –“

WHY UNDERSTANDING THE SEQUENCE OF SETS, MATH, AND OPERATIONS MATTERS TO YOU.
–“I started reading “Math and Computation” which isn’t on the NLI list, but often recommended by Curt. I have no CS background, so a lot is over my head. But I’m picking up about 80% of it. It’s pretty fun, even as an amateur. I guess the relevance to NLI is that there exist problems that are very difficult to solve even with a computer. But markets are like computers that can solve very complex problems.”– Daniel

Correct. Discretely computable atomic operations produce greater explanatory opportunity than continuous mathematical reductions So it’s more that unlike mathematics (continuous) and like computation (discreetness) markets identify reciprocal voluntary exchanges making use of the pricing system (time value of scarcity), by the discovery of mutual gains of time and as such continue the laws of nature (evolutionary computation of persistence, opportunity, innovation, adaptation) demonstrating the continuity between all physical, behavioral, evolutionary, and logical processes.

–“I finally finished Math and Computation. The last chapter (Epilogue) is where he ties it all together in plain English. I recommend the whole thing, but especially the last chapter.”–

–“”One of the broadest ways to informally define computation — indeed, the view that underpins the celebrated Church-Turing thesis (which is discussed more later), is as follows:
Computation is the evolution process of some environment, by a sequence of “simple, local” steps.”–

–“Here is a partial list of environments with such interacting parts, which in all cases can shed their physical characteristics and be viewed as transformations of pure information:
• Bits in a computer.
• Computers in a network.
• Atoms in matter.
• Neurons in the brain.
• Proteins in a cell.
• Cells in a tissue.
• Bacteria in a Petri dish.
• Deductions in proof systems.
• Prices in a market.
• Individuals in a population.
• Stars in galaxies.
• Friends on Facebook.
• Qubits in entangled states.”—

–“I got the spiritual epiphany by the end with the realization that all this computing stuff is just God and God’s laws and God’s own curiosity to understand Gods laws. God’s nature is algorithmic. So, spiritually it was ultimately a rewarding experience.”–

Clearly, Daniel Understands. 😉

Now, how do I say the same thing without ‘God’ for those of us who simply see ‘The Laws of the Universe”?

Cheers

Curt Doolittle
The Natural Law Institute
The Science of Cooperation