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If we reach a point where computer models are close enough, I don't think people will look back and see it as barbarism more than now. People will simply look b
by belorn 8y ago
If we reach a point where computer models are close enough, I don't think people will look back and see it as barbarism more than now. People will simply look back and see it as the strange and alien time before computer models, and mostly be fascinated how different life must have been.
- stretchwithme 8y agoI kind of doubt that emergent properties can be modeled.
- mathieuh 8y agoSurely if you model the non-emergent properties well enough the emergent properties will arise anyway
- have_faith 8y agoDepends if you think the universe is deterministic or not I guess.
- stretchwithme 8y agoEven if it is, emergent properties can't be deduced from their precursors. The whole is greater (or lesser) than the sum of the parts.
- c048 8y agoThat's the problem, you can't know if you missed any in a simulated model.