Why do some people have such a problem with "how change can emerge from something static" ? It's as simple as F = ma - a static equation describing something changing. Change is by definition things being different at different times. If you map out all the times involved as a dimension, you will naturally get a "static" universe, just as putting together all the moments making up a movie gives you a reel of film - but only from a "God's eye perspective". This is the perspective science gives us, the perspective given by using equations and models and maps to describe reality; it isn't the world of everyday experience, which (at best) views those equations and so on from within (assuming for a moment they are so accurate as to be isomorphic to reality).
Obtaining change from the static view used by science is a non-problem, and has been since Newton published his Principia. There *are* problems with comp, of course, like the "white rabbit" problem. Does anyone have any new views on the real problems, rather than worrying about straw men? -- 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.
