TFP Why Intelligence Isn’t Just Computation
Why Intelligence Isn’t Just Computation by John Gavel Penrose has got me thinking about intelligence — what it really is — and why it can’t be reduced to mere computation. This isn’t just philosophy for me; it’s part of how I’m developing my Temporal Flow Physics (TFP) framework. Let me walk you through my perspective. Systems vs. Flow Computational systems — whether Turing machines, algorithms, or formal logical frameworks — run on fixed rules. They can only do what they’re programmed to do. But intelligence feels different. It’s not a static machine churning out results. It’s something alive, embedded in a temporal flow — constantly updating, re-contextualizing, and reflecting back on itself. That’s a very different kind of process. Gödel’s Lesson This is where Gödel comes in. He showed that in any consistent formal system, there are true statements that the system itself can’t prove. In other words: no matter how clever the rules are, they’re always incomplete. Now, this i...