On Wed, Nov 04, 2015 at 11:59:41AM +1100, Bruce Kellett wrote: > > I disagree. I do not think the quantum mechanics /ab initio/ is in > any way possible.
This is what I do in appendix D of my book. It then behooves you to point out where exactly that is wrong. > Physics is done with respect to observations and > experiments. Without prior observations we would not even know what > variables we might want to write down, much less how they behave > dynamically. I know it is the belief of most on this list that the > subjective plays a central role in all of this, but I disagree. I do > not think you can do physics, or even understand consciousness (the > subjective) without reference to experience of the objective world. > Modulo the fact that "objective world" is a controversial concept, I agree. Of course one needs to refer to experience, or observation in general. But one doesn't need to refer to specific experience, unless one specifically needs to invoke a position basis, or an energy basis or whatever. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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.
