Why conversational equations and emergence (General)

by romansh , Friday, March 28, 2014, 19:35 (3690 days ago) @ David Turell
edited by unknown, Friday, March 28, 2014, 19:41

Romansh I don't buy that David.
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> > So once an emergent behaviour is understood sufficiently to be explainable it ceases to be emergent?
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> > But I am glad that you think 'consciousness' does not disobey the first law.
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> No, I just don't think that the you tube pendulum was an emergent pheomenon. The mechanics were set up to surprise you in advance. Life also emerges from biochemistry, not as a physical setup.-You did not answer my point David. If we can explain a supposed emergent phenomenon is it still emergent?