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In a toy model, the ether and Aristotlean mechanics worked ok too. I am not saying we should give up the notion altogether, but that causality as we intuit it m
by forkandwait 8y ago
In a toy model, the ether and Aristotlean mechanics worked ok too. I am not saying we should give up the notion altogether, but that causality as we intuit it may not be the best way to understand the universe.
- imh 8y agoTrue. Causation is less useful for fundamental physics than it is for the other sciences. The intent of my comment is that even if causation is nonsensical at the physical level, it may be usefully and sensibly defined at higher other levels. Just like how "true" randomness isn't a prerequisite for usefully defining probability.