From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Mon May 17 1999 - 12:29:54 MDT
Anders Sandberg wrote:
>
> You could have a 4D CA representing the whole of spacetime, and then the
> evolution rule would correspond to a gradual refinement/convergence to
> a stable state which corresponds to the entire history of the
> universe.
I reeallly like this idea. In fact, I love this idea. I think that's
the most brilliant foundation for a Theory of Everything I've ever
heard. Better than string theory, twistors, Moravec or even Egan.
I don't think it's *true*, mind you. But I bet if a real physicist were
to shake it a bit all sorts of interesting things would fall out.
--
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