Bruno:
Since I program in Fortran, I am uncertain how to interpret things.
Ronald
On May 31, 1:02 pm, Bruno Marchal <marc....domain.name.hidden> wrote:
> On 30 May 2009, at 23:08, rexallen....domain.name.hidden wrote:
>
>
>
> > Has anyone on this list ever heard of this? A theory of reality
> > formulated by Christopher Michael Langan?
>
> >http://www.ctmu.org/Articles/IntroCTMU.htm
>
> > It sounds a little sketchy at first, though not entirely different
> > than some of what Bruno Marchal says.
>
> > Obviously the main reason to pay much attention to it is that Langan
> > has an IQ of between 190 and 210. Which kept me going past the first
> > paragraph, which is when I would otherwise have stopped.
>
> > But, after further reading it sounds somewhat more plausible. I'd be
> > very interested in hearing Bruno's opinion.
>
> It is a physicalism in disguise. There is also a confusion between a
> mathematical object as a tool to represent other object, and the other
> object.
> And using set theory in that setting is a curious choice, given that
> set theory is known to flatten the concepts. It is the reason what
> mathematician prefer category theory, or specific theories ... I mean
> sets? Which sets? It is very unclear how the different notions are
> related. I can appreciate its apparent open mind on religion, but I
> don't see any effort to solve problems, nor any clarification of
> problems. Langan seems not to be afraid of being appreciated by those
> who want to be mystified instead of understanding.
> But then if you have a link on a real precise theory or results, you
> can let us know, but my opinion is that it is not really honest, or if
> it is, then it is presented in a very awkward. To give set a
> fundamental status is really like saying you should do everything in
> FORTRAN. Unless you have a good original reason to use sets, but then
> you should give it.
> Rereading some parts I am not sure at all he even try to say
> something, ... pervert the usual meaning of the terms. He makes
> complex simple ideas and hides somehow its naive view of Plato, making
> me a bit nervous even on points where I could imagine some sense
> there ...
> ...
> Hmm.... Pompous and Boring, if you ask my opinion.
>
> Bruno
>
> http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/
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