Thats a very interesting point Mary.. sort of like humans accepting the
unfavourable--false statements when considering both halves of a
contradiction because the favourable--true statements cannot be found after
numerous attempts.
It may explain the statement made by Lucas that humans are not so much
inconsistent, as we are falliable.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Penwell" <metallic@yorku.ca>
To: <math3500@mathstat.yorku.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: Dizzard question
> Although there may be some things too complex or difficult for the human
> mind,
> not necessarily a Gödel Statement but humans tend to just give up. Another
> thing
> to note is not every human can handle the same depth of thought as
> another.
> Every computer can handle the same level of 'thought' however the only
> real
> difference is how fast its processor is. The actual 'thought' level of
> computers
> has never changed.
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