More Denton: A new book (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, March 01, 2016, 14:45 (2980 days ago) @ dhw


> dhw: As cars don't invent anything new, I'm afraid the analogy doesn't work, but as far as the meaning of “autonomous” is concerned, it fits once we replace “navigation” with the appropriate characteristics and designer: an autonomous inventive mechanism is a mechanism that is capable of sensing its environment, taking decisions, adapting AND INVENTING without divine input.-You still miss my point. If God produced an IM with the characteristics you feel it should have, it can work perfectly well, autonomously using God's wishes by having His guidance software onboard at its invention.-> 
> dhw:And please tell us if you think your God is incapable of creating an AUTONOMOUS mechanism as I have defined it.
> DAVID: I think He can and it will act like the car above.
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> dhw: Thank you. The autonomous inventive mechanism will invent without divine input.-Yes it will, as described above, divine will front-loaded.