2013/9/2 meekerdb <meeke...@verizon.net> > On 9/2/2013 11:45 AM, Craig Weinberg wrote: > >> Is it scientific? >> > > As a general principle, determinism is meta-physics. I doubt that it can > be strictly falsified because every possible test depends on auxiliary > hypotheses which one might be willing to give up before declaring a general > metaphysical principle was invalid. But in the sense of having the > preponderance of evidence against it, determinism has been falsified. > Quantum mechanics showed experimentally that no *local* deterministic > theory can be right. So the principle of determinism conflicts with the > principle of localism (no faster than light signaling). Determinism can be > saved by introducing non-local theories, like Bohmian quantum mechanics or > Everett's multiple worlds.
ISTM MWI is local but multi-valued, but local (no information travel faster than the speed of light). Quentin > So it comes down to which model seems best. Bohmian quantum mechanics > can't seem to deal with quantum field theory. Multiple worlds is vague on > some questions, e.g. basis, but is still promising. > > Brent > > > -- > 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+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<everything-list%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > To post to this group, send email to > everything-list@googlegroups.**com<everything-list@googlegroups.com> > . > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/**group/everything-list<http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list> > . > For more options, visit > https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> > . > -- All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. -- 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
