> On 1 Nov 2019, at 18:44, Philip Thrift <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Friday, November 1, 2019 at 6:05:38 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> On 31 Oct 2019, at 17:56, Philip Thrift <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-crisis-in-physics-is-not-only-about.html >> >> <http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-crisis-in-physics-is-not-only-about.html> > > > There is no crisis in physics, except for the problem of making GR and QM > coherent when taken together. > > There is a crisis in Physicalism. It needs a non computational theory of > mind, and there are none today, except some interpretation of some fairy > tales, which are not scientific in the Popperian sense. > > Bruno > > > > That there is a GR+QM combo theory problem is generally noted, but the > "crisis" Hossenfelder, Baggott, etc. are talking about is the theory that is > being generated (and written up in "popular" books) is a big rabbit hole, or > a bunch of rabbit holes, (or in a group-thinking mode) leading nowhere, and > not helpful in their being promoted as being the next big thing.
It is a problem with the popular books and talk in general, when addressing fundamental question (or even less fundamental one). I am not convinced by Sabine’s idea to change the method. I think we should invest more in education and research, instead, besides allowing Reason in the fundamental fields. Bruno > > @philipthrift > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/bf4d12e8-b70c-4f63-980f-cb7ccb5f7259%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/bf4d12e8-b70c-4f63-980f-cb7ccb5f7259%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/3EC22917-1247-4975-865C-410B42BC42EC%40ulb.ac.be.
