Re: Numbers

From: 1Z <peterdjones.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:49:19 -0800

Quentin Anciaux wrote:
> Le Vendredi 24 Mars 2006 20:38, 1Z a écrit :
> > Quentin Anciaux wrote:
> > > A quick point still :
> > > You seem to have a problem with mathematical monism and reject it due to
> > > HP world... but HP world is not a consequence of mathematical monism, but
> > > a consequence of many world theories which can themself presuppose
> > > mathematical monism or not. Everett many world theory is not mathematical
> > > monism, still it support HP world.
> >
> > Physically MW theories are inherently more constrained than
> > mathematical
> > MW theories. You are not going to get water flowing uphill in a
> > physical MW
> > theory, because it contradicts the consevation of energy.
>
> Quantum theory predict that there is a very tiny chance that a broken cup of
> coffee restructured itself... yet in everett mw theory as all choices are
> made, there exists branches where this happen all the time. Yet as I'll quote
> you "it is not observed"... but that does not mean anything against everett
> mw.

The fact that a theory is makes predictions that are not observed is
always against it.

> > Plus physical
> > theories
> > have more resources available to explain why wrlds are separate and
> > non-interacting.
>
> What resources ?

space, time, causality.

> > Finally, there is no particular reason why I have to support physical
> > MW theories either!
>
> That's the whole point where you wanted to get till the beginning, you simply
> refuse any many world theories.

I don't refuse them on the basis of prejudice, I refuse them on the
basis
of not matching my experience.

> Quentin


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