Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal Joscha Bach on Intelligence, Existence, Time, and Consciousness
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Oct 7, 2020 
Joscha Bach, a researcher exploring intelligence, existence, time, and consciousness, shares his provocative insights. He questions what it means to exist and how mathematical models, like quantum graphs, provide a framework for reality. The conversation spans the nature of truth, the complexities of consciousness, and whether time is fundamental. Bach also critiques ideologies like fascism and communism, and discusses the impact of societal structures on art. His unique perspective dives into the architecture of consciousness and the interplay between machines and humanity.
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Truth and Models
- Truth is defined within a language, like a mathematical paradigm, as a calculable predicate.
- We don't talk about the "outside world" because it's inaccessible; we talk about models of it.
Mathematics, Computation, and Reality
- Mathematics is the domain of all languages, starting with the simplest and exploring their properties through proofs.
- Constructive mathematics, the implementable subset, is real; non-implementable concepts like infinite digits of pi are not.
Existence and Causal Influence
- Pi and the Mandelbrot fractal are real as constructable patterns, not as complete entities with infinite detail.
- Existence implies causal influence and consistent description within a model.