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Name: Anonymous 2013-07-02 15:09

at first i was like... OMG  dats fucked up where am i!!

but then i read about artificial intelligence and stuff

can you explain why is it better for AI? i might be interested
by this philosophy

dunno yet i'll see if u can convince me

Name: Anonymous 2013-07-02 15:34

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why is it better to write + 2 2 than 2 + 2 ? i could get used to it if wanted to but why?
If you're familiar with calculus, read this section:

https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/sicp/book/node39.html

(+ 2 2) isn't just an expression, it's a data structure. It's a list containing the function +, 2, and 2. You can take the derivative or integral of it. You can reduce it or expand it. It's anything you need to be for a particular application. In other languages, 2 + 2 is just 4.

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