ezion

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by ezion 3y ago
Introduction to Hilbert Space (from a physics perspective)** I prefer Halmos' book.
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by ezion 3y ago
I never implied that in my comment.
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by ezion 3y ago
You do know that organic chemistry will quickly degrade right? And they have no memory, correct? So you're telling me that compounds floating around self-assemble into a factory and the information necessary for the factory, including
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by ezion 3y ago
Now imagine that at every time step you also flip bits randomly on your own code. That's what needs to be done to achieve what was achieved.
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by ezion 3y ago
I'm still interested in any viable theory as to how random chemical processes are able to garner enough information in their own structure to replicate themselves. That is, Von Neumann showed us that to have a self-replicating automato
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by ezion 3y ago
Again, and last time: the fact that you can use mathematics to do physics to the point we've been able to do implies something about the universe. You should think about it a bit more.
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by ezion 3y ago
The anthropic principle has nothing to do with why complex numbers are necessary for doing quantum mechanics. Complex numbers are purely abstract objects and yet are necessary for giving a proper account to the real world. "From all of
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by ezion 3y ago
If your set of beliefs implies that your set of beliefs are not true, that's a contradiction. In this case, thinking all of reality is material implies that you cannot believe your thoughts, including the thought that all of reality is
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by ezion 3y ago
Materialism is a self-defeating worldview because its implications are that you cannot trust it. The whole purpose of a worldview is to be able to trust it as one trust one's own eyes - because a good mental model of reality affects ho
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by ezion 3y ago
If the mathematics is not a priori, one must explain why it is the case particles follow particular mathematical laws instead of moving about randomly without any particular logic to them. How do these elementary particles know what to do a
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by ezion 3y ago
Can you explain why it is not the case everything happens at random? Why these particles seem to follow physical laws? Realism/Anti-Realism has no bearing to the matter. I personally think mathematics is a priori and non-causal, and no
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by ezion 3y ago
If you cannot trust your belief system then maybe you should change it, instead of calling yourself an NPC. It's clear circumstance and your memory will impact your present - that doesn't mean you did not choose to reply to my com
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by ezion 3y ago
I don't claim to know anything before it either. All I'm claiming is that before whatever happened, there must have been a mathematical structure that allowed it to happen following certain physical laws. That's just a fact.
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by ezion 3y ago
I disagree with your claim there's no free will and one's thoughts are out of one's control. I do not believe all of our actions and behaviors are determined. That's, like, just your opinion man ;) Where determinism trul
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by ezion 3y ago
Uhh... I proved that it's false because it leads to contradictions. That is literally a reductio ad absurdum - a proper proof. It's a transcendental argument against materialism. In addition to it, I personally reject materialism
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by ezion 3y ago
The whole idea of materialism is simply a bad and inconsistent worldview. If you start under the assumption that materialism is true you have to also eat the idea that free will doesn't exist, and that you can't trust any of your