Stathis:
"I know that whatever theory I come up with will almost certainly be proved
wrong given enough
time, so I won't bother coming up with a theory at all."
Funny that you of all people come up with such a supposition so different
from fundamental basic human nature!
We all hope to be smarter than , And speculate.
Even those "scientists" you refer to.
"Evidence"? that is what I scrutinize. It is subject to the level of our
ongoing epistemic enrichment and without later findings one settles with
insufficient ones that become soon obsolete.
I was challenged to propose technical levels 50 years ahead. It is
impossible. I rather try to compose "what and why" of our present
technological and theoretical status could we NOT imagine 60 years ago...it
is entertaining.
Man is optimist. Even myself with a cynical pessimism.
John M
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stathis Papaioannou" <stathispapaioannou.domain.name.hidden>
To: "John M" <everything-list.domain.name.hidden>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 7:22 AM
Subject: RE: Bruno's argument - Comp
John M writes:
> Earlier we lived in a telephone central switchboard, further back in a
> steam-engine. Not to mention the Turtle.
> The 'cat' specifies IMO ignorance without prejudice.
Very droll, very true! But what, then, must we do? Scientists come up with
the
best theory consistent with the evidence, with a willingness to revise the
theory
in the light of new evidence. They might not be quite as willing as they
ideally
should be, but that's just human nature, and they all come around to doing
the
right thing eventually. It would not be very helpful if we all thought, "I
know that
whatever theory I come up with will almost certainly be proved wrong given
enough
time, so I won't bother coming up with a theory at all."
Stathis Papaioannou
> > I recently read somebody's speculation that the reality we inhabit is
> > may
> > be
> > a quantum computer. Presumably when we observe Schrodinger's cat
> > simultaneously being killed and not killed, we are observing the quantum
> > computer in action.
> >
> > Norman Samish
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John M" <jamikes.domain.name.hidden>
> > To: <everything-list.domain.name.hidden>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: Bruno's argument - Comp
> >
> >
> >>
> >> To All:
> >> I know my questions below are beyond our comprehension, but we read
> >> (and
> >> write) so much about this idea that I feel compelled to ask:
> >>
> >> is there any idea why there would be 'comp'? our computers require
> >> juice
> >> to
> >> work and if unplugged they represent a very expensive paperweight.
> >>
> >> What kind of "computing unit" (universe? multiverse, or some other
> >> satanic
> >> 'verse') would run by itself without being supplied by something that
> >> moves
> >> it? I hate to ask about its program as well, whether it is an
> >> "intelligent
> >> design"?
> >> Is it a pseudnym for some godlike mystery?
> >>
> >> Are we reinventing the religion?
> >>
> >> John Mikes
> >
> >
>
>
> >
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