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>We can sense them directly What does this even mean? Unless you're talking about some supernatural "atomic sense", there's obviously no way to "sense them dir
by bobcostas55 6y ago
>We can sense them directly
What does this even mean? Unless you're talking about some supernatural "atomic sense", there's obviously no way to "sense them directly" - we sense them through their interaction with other things combined with our model of those things and the interaction.
- jakelazaroff 6y agoOkay, that's fair. But taken to its extreme, we sense everything through its interaction with other things. But obviously, things exist; not everything can be just a mathematical model.
- headsupernova 6y agoWhy not?
- drran 6y agoMathematics is too powerful. It can express anything, both real and unreal things. Physical world has limitations.
- bobcostas55 6y agoCheck out Max Tegmark's writings on the mathematical universe, some very interesting stuff in that direction.
- jakelazaroff 6y agoWill do, thanks for the rec!