Thanks Terren, However I should point out that the stuff on this site is way out of date. I added nothing to it during the several years I was writing my book, and almost everything there in the way of the topics germane to this group has been extensively revised in the book and in my posts here. So don't expect me to defend things that are several years out of date and have been extensively rethought out that you find on that site.
If you want to understand my current theories either read the book or read my posts here. The stuff on the site is pretty much irrelevant at this point.... On the other hand if you want to know what I do for a living and why I'm not always available to post here then take a look at my business site at http://EdgarLOwen.com . Edgar On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 10:26:07 AM UTC-5, Terren Suydam wrote: > > By the way, those looking for perhaps a little more substance for Edgar's > theories might enjoy his public blog at http://edgarlowen.info/edgar.shtml, > there is some material there that presumably also appears in his book. > > Terren > > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Edgar L. Owen <edga...@att.net<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Bruno, >> >> Thanks for clarifying this for the group. Please let Liz know that she >> was wrong in stating that physics was on a formal basis long ago... >> >> Edgar >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 5:01:51 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 14 Jan 2014, at 00:42, Edgar L. Owen wrote: >>> >>> > Liz, >>> > >>> > Sigh.... Now we have several people complaining because I haven't >>> > offered a 'formal theory'. However not a single one of the >>> > complainers has themselves offered a formal theory even though they >>> > are continually offering theories of their own, none of which are >>> > formalized. Is that fair? >>> > >>> > The only person on this group who has a formal theory that I'm aware >>> > of is Bruno. No one else? You don't have one of your own but you are >>> > criticizing me because I don't have one? >>> > >>> > What you guys don't seem to understand is that whether a theory >>> > accurately describes reality or not is a much more important >>> > criterion than whether that theory is formalized or not. Physics >>> > described reality quite accurately for years before it reached its >>> > current degree of formalization and that's why it was accepted. >>> >>> Physicists have not yet formal theory. Like all scientists they work >>> informally. >>> >>> >>> >>> > >>> > Doesn't really matter whether you have a formal theory or not if >>> > there is no connection to reality now does there? Bruno's theory is >>> > apparently quite tightly formalized >>> >>> The main reasoning is not formal (UDA), yet rigorous. "formalizing" in >>> logic, just mean "interviewing some machine", usually in case where >>> the machine is plausibly sound (like PA, ZF). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > but I see none of the required actual consistency with reality to >>> > indicate it actually applies to reality at all. >>> > >>> > Bruno's theory may itself be logically consistent, but I see no >>> > consistency with actual reality. >>> >>> Nobody can see or prove consistency of a monist TOE (which include the >>> maker of the theory). >>> >>> The question should be "do you see an inconsistency"? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > Mine on the other hand is entirely consistent with actual reality >>> >>> Then you cannot belong as object of talk in your theory, and your >>> theory cannot be fundamental (unless you explicitly make it dualist, >>> or "highly non computationalist). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > because it clearly states that the computations of its computational >>> > reality are precisely what is actually necessary to compute the real >>> > processes of nature, whatever they are. >>> >>> terms like "necessay", "actually" "real" "processes", "nature" must be >>> defined. Anad as you do NOT use the satandard mathematical notion of >>> computation, you should (re)defined that term too. >>> >>> >>> >>> > >>> > Bruno's on the other hand makes the wild and unsubstantiated >>> > assumption that all possible math is 'out there' in reality somehow >>> > even if it's doing nothing. >>> >>> I do not that assumption. tegmark does it, but I have criticize it as >>> non sense many times on this list. >>> >>> I assume only that "17 is prime" is independent of me and you. *All* >>> scientist assumes this. Even you assume this when mentioning for >>> example the quantum vacuum. If you can define it without assuming >>> arithmetical realism, then publish a paper, because that would be a >>> big discovery. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > A very improbable assumption there is no empirical evidence for >>> > whatsoever. >>> >>> It is even inconsistent. But I do not assume it. >>> >>> >>> >>> > Doesn't matter in the least if the logical consequences of that >>> > initial assumption are tight and valid (a formalized theory) if the >>> > assumption itself isn't. >>> > >>> > I just hope you guys understand what I'm saying is a basis of >>> > scientific method. >>> >>> >>> I doubt that this is the case. We still don't know you basic >>> assumptions. You don't have a theory, even an informal one. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > Doesn't matter so much if a theory is formalized. What matters is >>> > its explanatory power and consistency with actually observed >>> > phenomena. >>> >>> It must make sense before. Non sensical theory have easily a lot of >>> explanatory power, but it eventually explains to much and appear >>> inconsistent. >>> >>> Bruno >>> >>> >>> >>> http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to everything-li...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to everyth...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. 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