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Also add anotehr disclaimer. This was not very well written.
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## Disclaimer
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This was written as a student project as part of our ethics course, where we had to write an opinion piece on anything
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we wanted in the field of computer science. Note that this was before *LLM*'s was a thing.
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we wanted in the field of computer science. Note that this was before *LLM*'s was a thing. I also apologize if the
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wording is off - this was written in an afternoon as a rush-job. I still think it's an interesting read though.
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# Computation in Nature
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> "If you ever think your code is bad, just remember that CPUs are just rocks that we tricked into thinking"
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**Does the nature compute, or the computation is something that only the humans are
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doing? If so, what is it about?**
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**Does nature compute, or is computation something that only humans are doing? If so, what is it about?**
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To answer this question, we would need to define what the terms used in it even means. If you look up the definition
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of the word ’compute’ on Merriam Websters dictionary, you will find that it primarily means _"to determine
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of the word ’compute’ on Merriam Websters dictionary, you find that it primarily means _"to determine
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especially by mathematical means"_. This definition mentions a usage of mathematics, which suggests a close bond
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between these concepts. What would it mean to determine something? I would argue that it means to make a decision
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based on either prior experience, data or calculations. This implies that computation have a focus on deciding
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@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ mentions that flower petals rarely exceeds a quantity of five. We even see the f
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seeds](http://popmath.org.uk/rpamaths/rpampages/sunflower.html).
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An example of computation in nature is actually very easy to find. Take a rabbit, or any other smaller prey. A rabbit
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is constantly observing and reacting to the sorrounding environment, otherwise it will get eaten by predators or fall
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is constantly observing and reacting to the sorrounding environment, otherwise it gets eaten by predators or fall
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into a lake and drown or any other scenario involving death. You could argue that the rabbit is constantly asking
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questions about what to: _"Should I run away?"_, _"Should I keep eating?"_, _"Should I be eating this?"_ etc. The
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rabbit may not be consciously aware of these queries, but nevertheless, it is answering to them through actions.
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In Empiricism, the concept of a mind being a blank slate (in this case we are talking about a human mind, not
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a rabbit’s) and experiences gets remembered is very much applicable here. This trait means that a human mind
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has a memory, i.e. It can remember old conclusions and recall them when desired. We can actually prove that this
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trait is not exclusive to humans, since we can observe other mammals (and even fish and reptiles) demonstrating
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the usage of memory. A prime example is the elephant.
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a rabbit’s), which remembers experiences throughout it's life is very much applicable here. This trait means that a
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human mind has a memory, i.e. It can remember old conclusions and recall them when desired. We can actually prove that
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this trait is not exclusive to humans, since we can observe other mammals (and even fish and reptiles) demonstrating
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the usage of memory. A prime example is the elephant, but pretty much any animal applies here.
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In Rationalism, we see a similar pattern of using the method of deduction to find conclusions and deduct new
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conclusions (memory). However, if you were to believe the Rationalists, getting the data needed for computation
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in nature, may be a tricky task. We previously had an assumption, that we could trust our senses and that other
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In Rationalism, we see a similar pattern that mimics memory - using the method of deduction to find conclusions and
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deduct new conclusions. However, if you were to believe the Rationalists, getting the data needed for computation
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in nature, may be a tricky task. We previously had an assumption that we could trust our senses and that other
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creatures also had senses. In Rationalism the only thing we can trust is the fact that we are doubting. Since we
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can’t say anything about if the rabbit is doubting everything. This is where the rabbit example breaks down a
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little, but we are not completely stuck here. Humans are mammals and mammals are a type of animal. Animals are
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