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How is the universe able to run physics so smoothly?
Motivated by the discussion on whether chemistry can be reduced to physics, I came across a similar thread on Reddit, where a user commented:
A lot of chemistry has been reduced to physics, in the ...
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Consciousness in Simulation theory & AI, why do some believe that it is even possible?
There are many famous philosophers that assume that "consciousness can be create by calculations in a computer". For example: Nick Bostrom with the simulation theory [I greatly respect and ...
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What is the best scientific argumentation against the Dust Theory?
The "Dust Theory", by Greg Egan, states that...
... there is no difference, even in principle, between
physics and mathematics, and that all mathematically possible
structures exist, among ...
