>
> Russell Standish wrote:
>
> >A bit like whoever it was who said that "whole numbers are the work of
> >god - all else [of mathematics] is the construct of man". I have some
> >sympathy for this view, but suspect that that debate would occupy many
> >centuries of discussion.
>
> The ``whoever" is Leopold KRONECKER. I like to paraphrase him in
> my comp setting: "whole numbers are the work of god - all else are
> number's dreams". See old posts by searching for "kronecker" for
> more information.
>
> >In any case, it would appear unimportant, as the complete theories
> >must have measure zero, so we wouldn't be living inside a universe
> >described by a complete mathematical theory.
>
> This is not clear for me. Remember also that I don't think that with
> ``pure comp" the expression "living in a universe" has a definite
> meaning.
>
>
> In your paper I appreciate your attempt to derive QM from philosophical
> hypothesis. I really things it deserve to be developped. I thing also
> that assuming linearity is ... a little to easy. Where does linearity
> comes from ?
My point is that linearity appears to be essential, and that it
deserves an explanation. I give what might charitably be called a
speculation that it is related to "causality" of the multiverse (or
subset of the ensemble (aka plenitude, although I avoid that term in
the paper). Of course, if anyone else has a better idea, I'd love to
hear it!
>
> I ask you a question:
>
> Do you agree with the following statement:
>
> ``(Understanding why we must exclude the white rabbit)
>
> is equivalent with
>
> (Understanding why me must justify the laws of physics)" ?
>
Not equivalent per se, but exclusion of the white rabbit appears to be
necessary in order to justify the laws of physics.
Incidently, when do I get an eprint of your white rabbit paper?
> Answering this could help me to have a clearer understanding of your
> motivation in your paper.
>
> Bruno
>
>
>
>
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