Comatose Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Is human thought "data"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Is human thought "data"? Comatose, i think you will have to be a bit more explicit. What are you assuming about black holes? Have you read anything about black holes that is online so that you could give us a link---so we can figure out where you are coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comatose Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 I will do my best. Though this is a little like asking for the answer to the question before answering or offering an opinion. This is not a test. I am simply seeking the beliefs of another person or persons. When I said “Regarding Black Holes”, I thought you would immediately reflect on Steven Hawkings long belief that all data is lost at the event horizon. Even though Hawkings has reconsidered or restated the idea. I just wondered if human thought was “data” and therefore lost forever if his original theory proved to be accurate one day. So is human thought “data” from your point of view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Isn't everything essentially data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comatose Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 It makes sense to me that everything is data including thought, but I have never heard or read anything definitive. Thank you for your view and taking the time to reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark matter Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Within our head, our brain makes connections between one thought and another. This is how we remember our "data", by using and comparing things to past to things in the present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Within our head, our brain makes connections between one thought and another. This is how we remember our "data", by using and comparing things to past to things in the present. Not really. Neurons form connections, and dendrites actually... not "thoughts." You are close to the right idea, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I agree with most people on this thread, isn't everything data? Everything seen with our optical nerves and brought to our brain isn't it all just data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I agree with most people on this thread, isn't everything data?Everything seen with our optical nerves and brought to our brain isn't it all just data? yes, everything is data. but not all data is relevant to a particular occurence. i assume the OP was talking about thought experiments relating to blackholes. while these give us effects to look for, they don't give us any ideas onhow they will actually behave. one example of this is the ancient greeks view of atoms. this was something purely derived from thought experiment but quite wrong in reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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