Mark_Neznansky comments on Positive Bias Test (C++ program) - Less Wrong
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What's the difference between one's mind laws and mindless "natural" laws?
You just pointed it out. The difference between "mind" and "mindless". If a human is guessing, there are different techniques for determining things thought up by another human than things not thought up at all.
(caveat: anthropic argument)
So it's not really about the laws themselves (being "mindless" or "mind") as it's the context in which the guessing/researching is done. Guessing a a natural law known by a person in front of you is different than discovering it anew by yourself.