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At the scale of electron-sized particles, local reality no longer definitely exists. In fact, we have a chunk of math (Bell's inequalities) which suggests that
by myWindoonn 5y ago
At the scale of electron-sized particles, local reality no longer definitely exists. In fact, we have a chunk of math (Bell's inequalities) which suggests that local reality cannot exist; either some parts of reality are non-local, or some parts of local interactions are non-real.
I say this because it undermines your hope that epistemology and metaphysics is merely a matter of explaining where electrons "come from"; the question is so wrong that it must be entirely rethought. An electron isn't a dot in space, but a behavior smeared throughout a region.
I thought that the reason that folks didn't like science is because they were preoccupied with Jehovah/etc. but perhaps I'm wrong.
- buildingmateri 5y agoSounds like you're attempting to refer to qft? Passes the buck down and is still fundamentally descriptive not explanatory. People don't like fields when there's a bunch of gatekeepers who can't resist posing as experts and shun people who ask simple questions which they can't provide answers for. That's part of Eric Weinstein's critique of today's particle physics community which I share.
- ganafagol 5y agoIs there any answer possible short of "it's god" that would satisfy you? I'm asking because you are giving the impression that whatever answer you get, you will reply to with "but why?" and "that's just passing the buck down". A fundamental thing about science is that we'll likely never have all the answers. You can always ask "but why?". That's not gatekeeping but the difference to religions which often times claims to have the final answer. (Ironically there is a lot of gatekeeping in religion since not everybody is permitted to interpret scripture as they wish.)