2013/9/2 meekerdb <[email protected]> > 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%[email protected]> > . > To post to this group, send email to > everything-list@googlegroups.**com<[email protected]> > . > 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
