• sysgen [none/use name,they/them]
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      1 year ago

      I mean sure, there are things that can't be computed that are possible. But computing them is an impossible task, is it not? So our computers can realize any possible data-wrangling task. You just gave an example of an impossible data-wrangling task.

      Calling the devices that run our universe that can bypass quantum randomness “computers” would be like comparing a grain of rice to a dildo.

      Our computers can also exhibit true randomness (using quantum processes). So there is no problem there. You can make a quantum-accurate simulation of any event, in that if you re-did the event on either the computer or real life you'd arrive to the same average, ie, it's a perfect simulation of actually doing the event again and observing it.