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Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:47:54 -0500 (EST)
Subject: more on uploading

Mike Perry says that a simulation of a computation is a computation, and  
not unimportant. I say it is unimportant in the same sense that a copy of a  
map is unimportant--not really affecting the general rule that  a 
description of a thing is not that thing.
 
As to quantum computation, there are many unanswered questions.
 
As to the suggested universal character of symbolism, that also remains  
speculation. Not that I'm against speculation, but it needs to be kept in  
perspective. And never forget that the symbolism is CODED, requiring  

interpretation.  In general, a set of symbols does not have a unique  
interpretation. 
 
Bob
 
 

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