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To: stormhill
Problem is that with a computer, you have introduced into the equation the element of intelligence (however artificial)

LOL. You're saying a computer program designed to generate random characters, cheats? Or begins thinking for itself and then stubbornly refuses to generate random characters?

You know, there is a way to test if your program has become "self-aware" in this way. Have it generate one billion random letters. Then check the frequency distribution of the letters it has generated. That will show if your program has begun "cheating" on you.

are you sure you want to go down this path?

Yes, I'm quite sure. Everything I've said here can be backed up by the math. These are mathematical principles created by God himself. Mathematics is *the* language of the universe.

45 posted on 09/01/2012 9:01:14 PM PDT by kevao (Is your ocean any lower than it was four years ago?)
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To: kevao
Have it generate one billion random letters

Here's an excellent test for probability: have your computer generate a trillion characters and see how many best-sellers we can cull from it.

47 posted on 09/01/2012 9:07:40 PM PDT by stormhill
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