I am intrigued by your use of "machine" though I am very wary of it as well. Levi Bryant has also worked with this concept (albeit in his own inimitable way), and he uses it quite productively.

I have been working on the problem of OS from a non-metaphysical viewpoint. I might suggest that inner/outer programs might actually be anterior/local programs. The local program is a description of 'the way things are (sin)' and the anterior program is retrofitted to mimic what is described: it translates into binary code the data of the experience of sin in order to generate the pattern experienced.

Am I on track with you here?

My blog has been addressing the matter in earnest, such as it is.

Currents in Catholic Thought

Thanks for your interesting post.

Cordiallly,
Joe

Hello to all: I am a reader of Feser's blog and a much rarer contributor. I have my own blog that seeks to present Catholicism in post-secular, postmodern terms. I am reading the work of Jean-Luc Marion, among other thinkers in the philosophy of religion (e.g., John Caputo, Catherine Keller). I hope this forum is the place to visit to remain grounded in the tenets of the Catholic Tradition and classical theism. 


Please call me 'Joe'.