Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 13:03:27 02/20/00
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On February 20, 2000 at 15:06:44, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >Your reasoning could not possibly be more backwards. really. hm. >Here is the definition of physics: a science that deals with matter and energy >and their interactions. >Where is the matter in chess? > >Where is the energy in chess? an individual, a machine or whatever makes a decision. this is an event. like throwing a coin into the air and deciding upon which side is on top. an event tom. the decision of this event comes from conclusion. a chess program e.g. has formulas or add values about a chess position. humans have similar kind of playing chess, but of course still different because they have eyes and their brain works different. the physics comes into chess with the process of desicion making that happens in brain (for the human) and in the cpu via the software (with the machine). any event follows rules. it can be the rule of physic-laws, or game-rules or whatever. and there can be rules about SENSE. life is physical. when you think it it physical because electrons are involved into. when you do whatever you do, it is physical. and the question is: when you think, what happens in your mind. what makes you decide ? the energy is in your mind. it is the electrons flash within the brain tom. the matter is ficticious. just a game. but you have to take a decision. this is an event. like events and decisions in life. >Do you think the number 4 is physical? The number 4 "happens in life" too. 4 is a number, a category. it exists in mind. it is not real. only a category in mind. therefore i don't call it physical but maths. the 4 exists in life because our mind interacts in life. but it is not really existing. >-Tom the number you give a game of chess cannot replace the game. a number has not the power to save the information that happens within this chess-game. the same can be said about human beeings. no number can replace humans. you cannot say: tom is 4 or tom is 5. you are more than this. the same with a game of chess. we lose much information if we would replace things or people with numbers.
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