Mallah comments on The mathematical universe: the map that is the territory - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wnoise 26 March 2010 07:05:43PM *  1 point [-]

That's just TMs, but there's no reason other types of math structures such as continuous functions shouldn't exist, and we don't even have the equivalent of a TM to put a measure distribution on them.

For continuous functions, we do. See "abstract stone duality".

Comment author: Mallah 30 March 2010 12:31:26AM *  1 point [-]

Interesting. Do you know of place on the net where I can see what other (independent, mathematically knowledgeable) people have to say about its implications? It's asking for a lot maybe, but I think that would be the most efficient way for me to gain info about it, if there is.