> On 26 Apr 2019, at 19:28, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 4/26/2019 12:03 AM, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> On Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 7:28:52 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: >> >> >> On 4/25/2019 1:42 PM, [email protected] <javascript:> wrote: >> > The one-and-only code of nature is a hidden entity. We may >> > "approximate" it with our own code (like the Marcolli code above), but >> > unless there is some sort of unforeseen revolution coming, that's the >> > way things will always be. >> >> Right.?? But the approximation is at the level of predictions >> approximating observable facts.?? At the level of ontology our theory can >> be completely off. >> >> Brent >> >> But off of what? > > Off that of a better theory we've found. > >> >> What specific ontological entity or entities of any science in 2019 does one >> claim as final - i.e., that ontology is the "true" one??? >> >> If none, should we expect that in some future year we will find some final >> ontology? >> >> Or: If it is a final ontology, we found it by "luck", and we don't know if >> it's final even if it is. > > Right.??
OK. > Even if we find the correct theory of everything we still won't be able to > know it's correct with certainty.?? Indeed. Provably so in the theology of the universal machine. > That's how science differs from theology...it's never certain.?? That’s how science differ from pseudo-science, including pseudo-theology, which is what you get when we separate theology from science. That separation is done by tyran to exploit people, only. > Even "facts" and "data" are not certain.?? Yes. > But they are more certain, in the sense of remaining stable while theories > explaining them change. Hopefully. Bruno > > Brent > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list > <https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- 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.
