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  1. Big scary hint:

    "It's computable" means "I can map it".

    It explicitly does not mean "that's how the territory is".

    No amount of correspondence will make your model be anything else than a map.

    Somewhat less scary hint: "It's computable" is a claim, and you can be asked to show how to be taken seriously.

    #MapVsTerritory #turingmachine #computable #model @philosophy

  2. Big scary hint:

    "It's computable" means "I can map it".

    It explicitly does not mean "that's how the territory is".

    No amount of correspondence will make your model be anything else than a map.

    Somewhat less scary hint: "It's computable" is a claim, and you can be asked to show how to be taken seriously.

    #MapVsTerritory #turingmachine #computable #model @philosophy

  3. Big scary hint:

    "It's computable" means "I can map it".

    It explicitly does not mean "that's how the territory is".

    No amount of correspondence will make your model be anything else than a map.

    Somewhat less scary hint: "It's computable" is a claim, and you can be asked to show how to be taken seriously.

    #MapVsTerritory #turingmachine #computable #model @philosophy

  4. Big scary hint:

    "It's computable" means "I can map it".

    It explicitly does not mean "that's how the territory is".

    No amount of correspondence will make your model be anything else than a map.

    Somewhat less scary hint: "It's computable" is a claim, and you can be asked to show how to be taken seriously.

    #MapVsTerritory #turingmachine #computable #model @philosophy