Kim Jones wrote: > On 24/11/2008, at 1:50 PM, Colin Hales wrote: > > >> It seems that the last thing physicists want to do is predict >> themselves. They do absolutely "everything" except that. When they >> say "everything" in a "Theory of Everything", that's what they >> actually mean: Everything except physicists (and their P- >> consciousness). >> >> > > Yes. It's 2,000+ years of: > > > The eye cannot see itself in action (EVEN in a mirror - try catching > your eye in the act of moving when you have a shave tomorrow) > > The tongue cannot taste itself (except after a hangover maybe) > > The hammer cannot hit itself (always wondered about this one...) > > The boot drive in your PC cannot analyse any problems it might be > having IF the diagnostic software is run out of the boot drive (very > sad, that) > > You cannot tell that the Earth is round if you are standing on it > (senses bedevil the intellect) > > You cannot tell if the Sun goes round the Earth or the Earth goes > round the Sun if you are standing on the one or the other (ditto) > > You cannot be sure if you are sane or insane ('Cogito ergo sum' is > therefore nonsense - somebody tell poor old René) > > You cannot tell if you are a self-referentially correct machine or not > (Go Bruno!) > > You cannot be sure that anybody else exists apart from your experience > of them (GO the solipsists!!!) > > You cannot tell if we are a simulation or the real McCoy - whatever > that is (GO Nick Bostrom!!!) > I beg to disagree with this...you won;t have qualia unless the noumenon is real, not 'computed/abstracted on something else)... but this begs the whole COMP argument, which we've all done to death before. It'll keep. > You cannot tell whether the temporary equilibrium that is Nothing will > break down at some time and become ???? > > Well - it already has, hasn't it? Isn't that why we are here? > An unstable equilibrium is one where the slightest departure from the null-point results in a massive departure (positive feedback). So yep..we are in one of those. I rather nifty one I think. > So - in answer to the question "Why is there something rather than > nothing?" - I believe the answer to be: > > "Nonsense. Nothing exists." > > cheers, > > Kim > > > > I have to agree. Nothing really exists. Indeed it's impossible for Nothing not to exist. We are the Not-Nothings that prove it.... and taxes of course. :-)
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