Computing & the universe

Imagine a powerful computer that behaves like a human

Is it conscious?

Should it be allowed to win Jeopardy?

Imagine a computer simulating a universe

Could it be our universe?

If so, is God a programmer?

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The future of computing will change the nature of humanity

Bionic humans

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The future of computing will change the nature of humanity

Bionic humans

Non-biological humans based on future’s computing

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The future of computing will change the nature of humanity

Bionic humans

Non-biological humans based on future’s computing

Singularity: Superintelligent beings beyond human

“Beings of pure energy and spirit”

Space Odyssey Ungraspable Intelligence

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It will change our view on big philosophical and religion questions

Sciencedelivered deep philosophical changes

Darwin’s Evolution Theory

Nietzsche Dawkins

Computer Science & Technologywill produce new wave of changes

Science fiction leads the way

God is dead!

The probability of an Intelligent Creator is near zero!

We evolved from monkeys

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Big philosophical questions

Does Science fundamentally preclude a Creator?Does Science reduce the probability of an Intelligent Creator to near zero?

Or do we live in an intelligently created universe?

Is Evolution and Intelligent Design compatible?

Are miracles possible? … and many more

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Learn & Think out of the box

Review the future of computing

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Learn & Think out of the box

Review the future of computing

Review questions on nature of reality

Plato’s Cave

Brains in Vats Simulation Theorem

Zhuangzi’s Butterfly

Descartes’ Evil Genius

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Learn & Think out of the box

Review the future of computing

Review questions on nature of reality

Watch Sci-Fi movies, read novels

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Learn & Think out of the box

Review the future of computing

Review questions on nature of reality

Watch Sci-Fi movies, read novels

Discuss your ideas Question everything! Propose the wildest possibilities; do not be shy!

The truth, as always, will be far stranger“”

Arthur Clarke

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Creationism Vs MaterialismIntelligent Design Vs Evolution

A philosophical topic where the Science vs Spiritualismdebate is at its hottest

CreationismHumanity, life and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being (Creator)

MaterialismOnly natural laws and forces (as opposed to supernatural) operate in the world and nothing exists beyond nature

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Creationism Vs MaterialismIntelligent Design Vs Evolution

I favor Materialismbecause…

I favor Creationismbecause…

I am on the fencebecause…

We’ll see how the future of computing will likely change your opinion

Learn more: Materialism, Naturalism, Creationism

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Materialism’s argument against the existence of a Creator

There is no Creator if Science (physics, biology, matter and its laws) can explain everything

HawkingHitchensDawkins

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The argument’s underpinnings in Occam’s Razor

Prefer the simpler explanation over the more complex oneScience has followed Occam’s Razor

Works well: Predictive ability, constructive ability enabling technology

But isn’t the sentence “anything happens because God says so” a simple explanation? Yes but either God encompasses a lot of irreducible complexity, i.e., is not a simple explanationor , the infinite regression argument comes up: Who created the Creator?

Remember this question later. Computing proves that this argument is broken.

Learn more: The probabilistic basis of Occam’s Razor

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The Metaphysical Question

Are Materialism and Occam’s Razor simply a heuristic of science?

Or a reality about the nature of the universe?i.e., there is nothing beyond matter and its laws, since matter and its laws explain everything

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One of the philosophical surprises brought by computing

Coming up in the next episodes of the seminar….

A philosophical surprise on the current understanding of Occam’s Razor and its repercussions on Intelligent Design and more