On 10 May 2015 at 12:08, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, May 9, 2015 Russell Standish <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > including abstract systems. It is an abstract concept after all. >> > > No it is not! Computation is a physical process just like any other that > uses energy, takes time, and creates entropy. > > Well this is the so-called Aristotle-Plato thing again, isn't it? Since computation is allegedly implied by number theory, claiming it isn't an abstract process is the same as denying the objective existence to number theory (or, in an nutshell, denying that 2+2=4 independently of anyone knowing that it does).
To prove your point you need to explain why maths is so "unreasonably effective in the physical sciences", something I've long been hoping someone will do so I can stop wasting time worrying about whether I may be just a bunch of equations. -- 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/d/optout.
