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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
Hypothetical—if you were forced to go get a PhD in one of the following science fields, which would it be and why? 1. Physics 2. Chemistry 3. Biology
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@woj.eth
4. maths bc it's just an endless unproductive nerdsnipe and this is what life is about
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sean
@swabbie.eth
what if math is actually the problem and our current mathematical frameworks are the limiting factor in solving contradictory theories in physics? no single mathematical framework can capture all truths. this can lead us to dead ends of we can't find a new one. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/goedel-incompleteness/
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@navi3
This implies that there is a God and a spirit realm. Not all of the world is logically reducible.
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sean
@swabbie.eth
I’m not sure how it implies that, but in terms of logic, logic is a function of neural patterns predictably interpreting stimulation, so if we’re talking about any part of the world that is perceptible (affects one’s nerves & brain), then it follows some logic by definition, even if we haven’t understood it yet
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