Vladimir_Nesov comments on Open Thread June 2010, Part 4 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 22 June 2010 10:11:46AM 0 points [-]

something that can be easily noticed and tested from the outside

This concept is extremely complex (for example, which "outside" are you talking about?).

Comment author: cousin_it 22 June 2010 10:34:20AM 0 points [-]

You seem to be reading more than I intended into my original question. If the program is running in a simulated world, we're on the outside.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 22 June 2010 10:52:40AM 0 points [-]

Yes, using a formal world simplifies this a lot.