On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:12 PM, meekerdb <meeke...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On 7/2/2012 7:36 AM, Jason Resch wrote: > > Do you really not see any difference between tables and chairs and >> people and numbers, >> > > > Chairs and people are also mathematical objects, just really complex ones > with a large information content. This is the necessary conclusion of > anyone who believes physical laws are mathematical. > > > No, it's a necessary conclusion of anyone who cannot distinguish a > description from the thing described. > > I think the identity of indiscernibles applies: If no distinction can ever be made (by observers within a mathematical universe and observers within a physical universe) then there is no distinction. You are using "physical" as an honorific, but it adds no information. Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
