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In A New Kind of Science, Wolfram made the bold conjecture that the whole universe might be a cellular automaton. So there doesn't necessarily have to be a des
by logicallee 9y ago
In A New Kind of Science, Wolfram made the bold conjecture that the whole universe might be a cellular automaton. So there doesn't necessarily have to be a designer: it could just be part of the fabric of the universe itself, just as he breathtakingly predicted! I mean, he wasn't really thinking of train stations when he wrote that, it's not exactly the validation he would have liked... but I think at this point he'll take what he can get :)
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EDIT: downvotes but I thought this was funny :)
- amelius 9y agoDid Wolfram give any clue about how e.g. relativity may emerge from a cellular automaton?
- TeMPOraL 9y agoI think he might have. It's been a long time since I read his book, but see here: https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/chap-9--fundamental-physics/ https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/chap-9--fundamental-physi.... I also remember reading elsewhere that e.g. speed of light (as a finite information speed limit) limit emerges straight out of casual networks generalized to be continuous instead of discrete.
- Jach 9y agoWhich relativity? :) No idea about Wolfram but special relativity doesn't need very many assumptions; you can do it if all you assume are causal sets and a quantification scheme: https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.4172 https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.4172 And since Conway's GoL is Turing-complete, you could maybe construct something using the Strong Church–Turing thesis.