tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post8552964237620836442..comments2023-09-29T13:29:43.787+02:00Comments on the Lifestream chronicles: A static pattern of infinite variationYeonnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18136059777182142884noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post-1437903742049690532010-12-28T15:53:35.142+01:002010-12-28T15:53:35.142+01:00Accepting evolution as a scientific theory has les...Accepting evolution as a scientific theory has less to do with believing that macroevolution actually happened, and more to do with accepting that it's a good assumption to use when doing biological and medical 'speriments.<br /><br />You can use the model of macroevolution and not actually believe that it happened just fine. It's no different from using the theory of ether to calculate things moving quickly in space - the theory is incorrect, but the math pans out correctly anyway.<br /><br />Also: I have had some conversations with my dad on this subject, of understanding the universe. He likened it to a game of Nomic: It's possible to understand the rules, but only as they appear right now. Trying to understand the entirety of Nomic is impossible, because the rules can change the rules can change the rules.<br /><br />There is, as I have often mentioned, mathematical proof that mathematics are unreliable. That, if anything, should be good enough proof that the world can never be understood using reason alone.Riklurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615536940608922069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post-89523802050978275122010-12-28T10:55:39.623+01:002010-12-28T10:55:39.623+01:00Oh. Well that's just being scientific about it...Oh. Well that's just being scientific about it, I don't think anyone is 100% convinced that it's 100% true. Anyone who is is very likely wrong anyway, so..Nallenonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523921766435281451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post-48217034359476934772010-12-27T22:44:41.603+01:002010-12-27T22:44:41.603+01:00I accept evolution as a scientific theory, I'm...I accept evolution as a scientific theory, I'm just not 100% convinced that it's 100% true.<br /><br />Also, can the underlaying static patterns that create the world of infinite variation be understood... well... I'm kinda negative on the maybe now. More like, unlikely.Yeonnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136059777182142884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post-57254793491875377472010-12-27T21:13:01.809+01:002010-12-27T21:13:01.809+01:00Wait, you didn't believe in evolution?
Hm.Wait, you didn't believe in evolution?<br />Hm.Nallenonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523921766435281451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post-12794977624699839022010-12-26T16:46:08.282+01:002010-12-26T16:46:08.282+01:00Ah, well, it's important to remember to experi...Ah, well, it's important to remember to experience life and not just observe it. Knowing that the centripetal force exists and how it works may save lives or give you great personal wealth by inventing carousels, however.Yeonnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136059777182142884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post-72625021383637345912010-12-26T12:06:40.036+01:002010-12-26T12:06:40.036+01:00Yes. If you waste all your time on trying to descr...Yes. If you waste all your time on trying to describe the centripetal force to a kid riding a carousel you'll miss all the fun in <i>feeling</i> the centrifugal force while riding it!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897976791431176573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post-81503142566911186512010-12-26T12:03:47.590+01:002010-12-26T12:03:47.590+01:00Not just that. Even if we succeed it does not desc...Not just that. Even if we succeed it does not describe the reality we <i>experience</i>! And that's what really matters, at least to me. Why else would I play all these games?Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897976791431176573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post-12580730522376949782010-12-25T22:34:16.555+01:002010-12-25T22:34:16.555+01:00I agree with Kat also, and have always done. This ...I agree with Kat also, and have always done. This idea to try and understand a system we're inside from the outside is... very very difficult to imagine would be possible. I'd almost call it ridiculous.Yeonnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136059777182142884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post-80665430553035967182010-12-25T22:05:44.184+01:002010-12-25T22:05:44.184+01:00You're essentially summing up every single one...You're essentially summing up every single one of my religious, scientific, and philosophical beliefs in this post. <br /><br />I... have nothing further to comment, because obviously I agree with you :PRiklurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615536940608922069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315762734312621987.post-87435300289914925252010-12-25T21:38:47.723+01:002010-12-25T21:38:47.723+01:00I'm reminded of that xkcd strip about centripe...I'm reminded of that xkcd strip about centripetal vs centrifugal force. Newton's laws as they are generally constructed only allow for a centripetal force, but if you construct the laws in a rotating system there is a centrifugal force instead.<br /><br />I somehow feel that it's vain and stupid to always try to observe from the outside. No matter how hard you try you can not put yourself outside the world - so why work so hard? Why not accept the way things are and work from the inside?Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897976791431176573noreply@blogger.com