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Have you heard of the butterfly effect? You can't predict what would happen if you go back in time and change something. Maybe Apple wouldn't exist, or maybe it
by sumy23 4y ago
Have you heard of the butterfly effect? You can't predict what would happen if you go back in time and change something. Maybe Apple wouldn't exist, or maybe it would exist and would be even better. Or some other company would exist in its place and would be better / worse. Or maybe Apple wouldn't exist, but because it didn't exist, TSMC would never rise to prominence, which would make Taiwan less of a powder keg, which would avoid WW3 when China inevitably takes control of Taiwan. Or maybe...
- mgh2 4y agoYes, people's imagination can run wild and hypothetical scenarios are limitless It is the same argument used to justify any opinion without proof [1] "Multiverse" vs. fine tuned universe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-tuned_universe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-tuned_universe [2] "Choice" vs. responsibility: https://trendguardian.medium.com/free-will-a-rich-fairy-tale-4fecf8095812 https://trendguardian.medium.com/free-will-a-rich-fairy-tale... Our minds can justify anything [3] "Interpreter" mind: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31737462 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31737462
- sumy23 4y ago> It is the same argument used to justify any opinion without proof You offered an opinion without proof, which is that Apple wouldn't exist. This is why these "debates" are so unproductive. Both sides have unfalsifiable positions.
- mgh2 4y agoEdited. "Could" was more of a hypothesis. Just offered his quote. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor