David Wolpert: The Monotheism Theorem and Uncaused Causation

David Wolpert: The Monotheism Theorem and Uncaused Causation

David Wolpert explores the Monotheism Theorem, Penrose’s ideas, consciousness, free will, and the notion of uncaused causation, challenging deterministic assumptions and highlighting limits of inference devices. The conversation weaves philosophy, physics, and algorithmic information theory into a provocative debate.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:04:21 - No Go Theorem regarding Laplace's Demon- 00:08:06 - Limits on Inference Devices- 00:16:40 - The Monotheism Theorem- 00:21:05 - Gaining wisdom from dogs- 00:21:34 - The Monotheism Theorem (explained in detail)- 00:29:49 - Norton's Dome (Newtonian mechanics is NOT deterministic)- 00:35:06 - What is an "observer"? An inference device!- 00:39:48 - Prediction vs Memory- 00:42:45 - No Free Lunch and Inference Devices- 00:47:22 - Opinions on Donald Hoffman- 00:48:34 - Church Turing thesis (a theorem or definition?)- 00:50:46 - Thoughts on Donald Hoffman again- 00:53:24 - Profound results from algorithmic information theory- 00:57:27 - Busy beaver function- 01:02:27 - [Chris Langan] On definition of "observer" being teleological- 01:03:42 - [Chris Langan] Mind and Matter / Dualism / Chalmers / Penrose- 01:08:50 - [Prof. Karl Friston] Non-equilibrium Steady States consequences- 01:12:05 - [Prof. Anil Seth] Consciousness substrate independent? Free Will?- 01:18:59 - Wolpert on debate over definitions- 01:31:14 - [Prof. Kevin Knuth] Remarks on what life is- 01:38:04 - [Prof. Edward Lee] Why people offended by uncaused cause?- 01:43:54 - [Sam Thompson] Sociopolitical implications of inference theorems- 01:45:04 - [Chris Langan] On modifying physicalismSPONSORS:- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off- Algo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ and https://www.algo.com/- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerchRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/WkVq0p2WBmQ- Chris Langan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CTMURadio- Anil Seth's book: https://amzn.to/3iaWLUY- Part 1 with David Wolpert: https://youtu.be/qj_YUxg-qtY- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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