On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 3:05 AM, Quentin Anciaux <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The only direct experience I have is me, not physics. > You don't need a proof to know that you can feel the physical table in front of you, you don't need a proof to know that your physical hand can not pass through the physical table without resistance; but in contrast you do need a proof to know that there is no largest prime number because you don't directly experience that, and that's why I say physics is more fundamental than mathematics. Physics may or may not be the ultimate fundamental thing but it is more fundamental than mathematics. > > > Physics is an explanation of my experiences, not reality. > I suppose in a way that's sort of true, the sound of broken glass is not broken glass and the feel of broken glass is not broken glass and neither is the sight of it. If you are not asking a question about qualia but are instead asking what is the fundamental reality behind broken glass then I'd have to say I don't know and I don't know that we'll ever know, but we'll get closer with physics than with pure mathematics because it's closer to direct experience. John K Clark -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
