It's hard to see how physics can be self-consistent without the a priori existence of arithmetic. Though admittedly that is a different point to whether or not physics is "emulated" in arithmetic.
On Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 4:32:47 PM UTC+11, John Clark wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Bruno Marchal <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > > In arithmetic all emulation of programs exists, > > > That is totally unimportant, It's not worth arguing about because it > wouldn't change anything even if it were true. But I'll tell you the REALLY > important question, is physics a emulation of arithmetic or is arithmetic a > emulation of physics? > > > > > >> > There is word for "100% accurate simulation", we call that an emulation. > The models of RA emulates all computations. > > ... -- 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.
